419 scam: "NAT WEST BANK, LONDON" <officeoffice193@yahoo.com.ph> PAYMENT INFORMATION/INSTRUCTION

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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:
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "international 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 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.
- mrmorriskuffur@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NAT WEST BANK, LONDON" <officeoffice193@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: mrmorriskuffur@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:18:08 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PAYMENT INFORMATION/INSTRUCTION

Nat West Bank London.

Office of the international

Remittance department.

Email: mrmorriskuffur@gmail.com

Tel:44-702-404-7073

Your payment ;ref;numbers 000999/nwbl/7535/2010.

Attn:

Please, did you authorized anybody to present a document of claim,Reported to have signed by you for the release of your part-payment of 10.5million Pounds Sterling only. Please,kindly confirm to me immediately to avoid making payment to wrong person as your payment is now ready to be delivered

to you by telegraphic transfer(based on the instructions received this morning from the credit department that this fund has been awaiting collection for some months now without anybody coming up for the claim.)

Based on that you have been advised not to respond to any mail or fax concerning your fund from any body who claim to be or your agent as your payment is now ready to be transferred immediately my office confirm receipt of the followings.kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) your full name. .............................................................................................

2) Phone, fax and mobile...................................................................................

3) Company name, position and address...............................................................

4) Profession, age and marital status......................................................................

5) Your bank account information's.........................................................................

You are advised to follow-up instructions as regards to your fund.the above is your payment (ref.# .(000999/nwbl/7535/2010.) Any mail or Faxes with out your payment numbers ,you should disregards it.

Your faithfully.

Dr.Marcel M. Kuffur

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