419 scam: "Standard Chartered PLC" <scb@winng.com> PROMO ALERT

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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:
- "scb-123@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447024094986 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Standard Chartered PLC" <scb@winng.com>
Reply-To: scb-123@w.cn
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:05:27 +0600 (ALMT)
Subject: PROMO ALERT

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK.
% JAMES HOWARD.
1 ALDERMAN BURY SQUARE LONDON EC2V75B
TEL: +447024094986
FAX: +448712515162
EMAIL:scb-123@w.cn

ATTN:WINNER,

REFERENCE TO THE JUST CONCLUDED PROMO DRAW WHICH WAS CONDUCTED ON THE 24/8/2010
BY STANDARD CHARTERED PLC, THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC SELECTION OF EXCLUSIVE LIST OF
55,000 EMAIL ADDRESSES ON OUR DATABASE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO INFORM YOU THAT
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN ELETRONICALLY SELECTED AS THIS YEAR' WINNER OF
49,811,000 GBP.

TO VERIFY,PLEASE DAIL THE PROMO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION #:
+447005800230

WITH THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES:

BANK PROMO VERIFICATION CODE: C19750002

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 04944848748384

AS SOON AS THE CONFIRMATION IS COMPLETED, KINDLY PROVIDE US WITH THE

FOLLOWING:

1. FULL NAME.

2.TELEPHONE NUMBER.

3.AGE.

4.OCCUPATION.

5.FULL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.

AS SOON AS WE GET THE INFORMATION,WE WOULD PROCEED TO THE NEXT STEP.

THANKS,

JAMES HOWARD.
STANDARD CHARTERED PLC.

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