419 scam: "Gabinete de Imprensa" <gabim@rei.uem.mz> SWIFT MESSAGE

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34693993995 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- claimservice17@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gabinete de Imprensa" <gabim@rei.uem.mz>
Reply-To: claimservice17@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:11:43 +0200
Subject: SWIFT MESSAGE

SWIFT MESSAGE

Swift Input : FIN103 CUSTOMER CREDIT

Date of issue : 07 / 01 / 2009

Maturing at : 23 / 12 / 2009

Amount : $5,390,000.00 USD

TRANSIT BULK DELIVERY TRANSFER NOTIFICATION:

REF. S076554920134392, ($5,390,000-
00=MILLION) ONLY,

Attention,

With reference to thirty- six (36) payments sent to our bank on the 17th of
December 2009 under the instructions of the International Centre for
Settlement of Contracts & Investments Disputes (ICSID) which is an
autonomous international institution established under the United Nations
(UN) Convention on the Settlement of Contracts Disputes, Lottery Winnings
etc. Value was 23rd December 2009 . Twenty-seven payments have since been
completed, while nine remained pending.

Your email address has been submitted to us as the beneficiary to one of the
payments under the following transaction references;

1) TRN S076554920134392

Amount USD $5,390,000 -00

Value dated 23 December 2009

By order of ICSID via the Central Bank of France

Reference: FR/FMF/BCEAO-47/09ST

We advise as status payment arriving our bank and ready for onward
transmission to your account as the final beneficiary. The fund transfer
will be credited and completed via swift as a 72hrs (3-days) normal banking
period is allowed and shall be taking its normal banking routing and
clearing system through our correspondent bank, in Frankfurt-Germany.

Also attached with this letter is STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT.

Should you require any clarifications and/or enquiry, please contact the
undersigned at the below telephone, fax or email. claimservice17@hotmail.com

Dwight Melvin

Banco Manzana Societe S.A

Email. claimservice17@hotmail.com

Tel: +34 693 993 995

Fax: +34 917 693 082

Sincerely,

Dwight Melvin

Wire Services Manager

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