419 scam: "Northern Star Bank,USA" <jw290396@gmail.com> RE: WIRE REMITTANCE OF $10,000,000 INTO AN ACCOUNT DUE YOU

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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Northern Star Bank,USA" <jw290396@gmail.com>
Reply-To: northernstarbankusa@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:46:20 +0200
Subject: RE: WIRE REMITTANCE OF $10,000,000 INTO AN ACCOUNT DUE YOU

Dear Fund Recipient
RE: WIRE REMITTANCE OF $10,000,000 INTO AN ACCOUNT DUE YOU

Pending remittance of the fund delaying, the world Bank, headquarters,
washington, DC, USA, in conjunction with Northern Star Bank USA under the
world Bank directive, was fraught to remit pending fund due you as quickly
as possible within the third phase remittances of the first quarter fiscal
year should you heed this letter and cooperate with world Bank directives.

Furthermore, please send your bank details while responding and indicate
where to remit above mandated fund and if you have any disagreement to this
remittance as contained thereto please do not hesitate to seek redress.

I look forward to hear from you soon.

Thank you.

GM, Mr. Mike Nowak, USA.
COPY TO: world Bank, headquarters, washington, DC, USA,

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