419 scam: "Standard Bank"<connie@mail.elecinic.com.tw> Free Movie Voucher Reward Available Now !!! : Ref No :- 17023248

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Standard Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <notice@standardbank.co.za>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:53:41 -0400
Subject: Free Movie Voucher Reward Available Now !!! : Ref No :- 17023248

Dear Customer,

Free Movie Voucher Reward Available Now... !

Your movies voucher reward is ready and you can view the voucher number from your account statement within 24 hours.

It is our pleasure to assist you with your movie Voucher Reward (VIP)
Go ahead and Download your Standard Bank Account Statement & view your secure Movies Voucher Reward ,we'll send you a separate confirmation message once you have Download and activate your Voucher Reward.

Download Attachment... !
To see how your Vocher Number Rewards appears .

Best of luck and enjoy your Reward from Standard Bank!

Thank you very much for banking with us & help and your patient and hope you will enjoy the STANDARD BANK Reward Program in the future.
Sincerely,

George O. Pointgiez

You are welcome to contact us, should you require further assistance.
Standard Bank Reward Department Unit.

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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06). Authorised financial services provider. Registered credit provider (NCRCP15).

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Everything in this email and any attachments relating to the official business of Standard Bank Group Limited is proprietary to the group.
It is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Standard Bank does not own and endorse any other content.
The person addressed in the email is the sole authorised recipient.
Please notify the sender immediately if it has unintentionally reached you and do not read disclose or use the content in any way.

Standard Bank cannot assume that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that it is free of errors, virus, interception or interference.
For our privacy policy or information about the Standard Bank group visit our website at www.standardbank.co.za.

Anti-fraud resources:

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