419 scam: "PAYMENT DEPARTMENT"<admin@ostrowiec.net> FINAL NOTIFICATION(World Global Financial Crisis & Financial Stability Board)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- gruposanto2011@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAYMENT DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gruposantosecuritycompanys.a@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:08:47 +0200
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION(World Global Financial Crisis & Financial Stability Board)

Attn: Beneficiary.

The United States Government,World Bank And United Nations Organization Official of European Union Has Approved To Pay Your Inheritance Fund Payment Valued Of USD8.5million.
After the G-20 sumit Meeting the European Prime Minister in conjunction with the United States Government, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with This Release Code: GNC/3480/02/10 to settle the world global financial crisis, US$12billion was set out for payment of Contract Entitlement And Inheritance Fund Which You Have Not Received Yet,Now It Was Approved By The World Bank, That Your Contract/Inheritance Fund should be released through a Diplomatic Security company in Spain.
Now your new Payment code is as follows, United nations Approval No; UN5685P, United States Government Approved No: US44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Guarantee Trust Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with this office immediately within the next 72hrs.
You are advice to contact the Security Company in Spain for the payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund via cash payment mode.
contact:

GRUPO SANTOS SECURITY COMPANY,

Director of operations, foreign remittance department

Contact Person: HARRIS PINTO

Email:gruposanto2011@gmail.com

Thanks for your Corporation

Mr. Fred Wilson

Director Payment Department
World Global Financial Crisis & Financial Stability Board
settlement Unit

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