419 scam: "PNC bank" <2095808014@PNCbank.com> Alert From PNC bank compensations payment

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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 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.
- jamescoleman1950@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PNC bank" <2095808014@PNCbank.com>
Reply-To: jamescoleman1950@aol.com
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:13:25 -0500
Subject: Alert From PNC bank compensations payment

PNC BANK 2005/ 2010 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
SCAMMED VICTIM/$500,000 BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:92277 $500,000 USD.

Attention: Sir/Madam

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the PNC Bank in
Chicago Illinois
to pay scam victims $500,000 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each.
You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims
to be paid
this amount, get back to as soon as possible for the immediate payments of
your
500,000 USD compensations funds.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 222 Beneficiaries has been
paid, half of the
victims are from the United States, we still have more 188 left to be paid
the compensations
of $500,000 USD each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the
Syndicates who was
arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned
not to communicate
or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S.
secret service is
already on trace of the criminal. So keep it secret till they are all
apprehended. Other
victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well
for scrutiny and
possible consideration.

Please note, if you had changed your legal name, send to him your new name
with official proof.
Also reconfirm to him your Mailing address to receive the draft.Kindly
Reverify Your information again

1. Full Name................................................
2. Residential Address...................................
3. Age.......................................................
4. Occupation.............................................
5. Direct Telephone Numbers.........................
6. A Copy Of Your Identification.....................

The contact details of Mr James Coleman are given below:

Email : jamescoleman1950@aol.com
Tel: 209.580.8014
PNC Bank Chicago Illinois
ONE NORTH FRANKLIN
ONE NORTH FRANKLIN CHICAGO,
IL 60606

You can receive your compensations payments via any of this options
you Choose,DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS, ATM CASH CARD. I shall feed you with
further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,
Secretary Steve Hatt

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