419 scam: "Mrs. DEBORAH HOWELL"<taisaoffice@blumail.org> Immediate Release of Your Payment Valued $8.3 Million.

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "bertpijls@yahoo.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.
- +447031855760 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. DEBORAH HOWELL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bertpijls@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:57:08 -0000
Subject: Immediate Release of Your Payment Valued $8.3 Million.

WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
OFFICIAL CONTRACT PAYMENT UNIT.
Our Ref: UNO /SNT/CTB
RELEASE CODE No: 0763

PART-PAYMENT VALUED $8.3M UNITED STATES DOLLARS

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

Our Ref: UNO /SNT/CTB

WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION hereby gives this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/2012 in your favor for your contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATIONS to your nominated bank account. Now your new Payment with United nations Approval No;UN5685P,White House Approved No:WH44CV, Reference No.35460021,Allocation No: 674632 Password No:339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 ,Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Citibank 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 from the United immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR BERT PIJLS, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE CITIBANK OF UNITED KINGDOM, with the help and monitory team of the International Monetary Funds (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment at this First quarter of year 2012, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation, has look up to make sure you receive your fund valued $8.3m. So contact: MR BERT PIJLS on his contact information.

OFFICER: MR BERT PIJLS.
POSITION: DIRECTOR, INTL, REMMITTANCE CITIBANK LONDON.
Tel: +447031855760
EMAIL: bertpijls@yahoo.cn

For immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim, Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are Required to send bellow information to Mr. Bert Pijls for your fund transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
BANK ACCOUNT NO:
ROUTING NO:
SWIFT CODE:
BANK ADDRESS
6) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

NOTE:
YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH CITIBANK IS (511), YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE CITIBANK OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR BERT PIJLS AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM, WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW. CONTACT CODE (511).

MRS DEBORA HOWEL.
(CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINING PAYMENT UNITED NATIONS AND USA GOVERNMENT).

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