419 scam: gallery@interwerk.com Re: Application for change of account

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: gallery@interwerk.com
Reply-To: idrismoh221@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:19:37 +0100
Subject: Re: Application for change of account

Attn: Dear Beneficiary,

Re: Application for change of account

This is to inform you that we received a request for a change of account you provided to this office that your old account is no longer
valid that it has an issue.

Therefore, as we are in the process of using the below account details to credit your fund as submitted to this office through Barrister
Alvin Pickford as your representative attorney with a power of attorney supposedly from you to effect a change on your banking
details with the new banking information as stated below.

Kindly do confirm the presented account details if the information below are accurate, also confirm if Barrister Alvin Pickford is
actually your Attorney/Representative, As we will not be held responsible for any wrong transfer of fund as a result of your non
response to this mail within the next 48 hours

Beneficiary's Name:John Queysen
Corversbosstraat 83, 1024KK Amsterdam
Netherlands.

Beneficiary's bank: ING Bank.
ING Bank N.V Foreign Operations
Address: PO BOX 18001000 BV Amsterdam. Netherlands.

Your urgent response will help matters, as we will not be held responsible/liable for transfer to the wrong account

Regards,

Muhammed IBN Chambers

Secretary General, African Union

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