419 scam: "NATWEST BANK LONDON"<mombasa@prideinn.co.ke> RE/ IMMEDIATE OVERDUE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

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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 united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +447035902104 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- natwestbank21@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATWEST BANK LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <natwestbank86@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:30:34 +0100
Subject: RE/ IMMEDIATE OVERDUE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

NATWEST BANK LONDON
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS.
INT'L REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
45 Tottenham Court Road, Marylebone, London
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/10
ATTN: BENEFICIARY
CONTRACT #: (MAV/CBN/FGN/MIN/10)

RE/ IMMEDIATE OVERDUE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

This is to bring to your notice that we have finally signed an irrevocable agreement with the United nations and World Bank

Dignitaries at the G8 summit held recently in Italy, after which the Federal House of Senate have decided to settle all enormous debt burden, in order to enhance more International business relationship between our Government and the International Community.

To this effect,The Federal Ministry of Finance have forwarded to this office,the names of clients that have not yet received their contract,Inheritance,Compensation and Lottery payment and your name happens to be on the payment schedule list,Your payment is next on the payment schedule for this last quarter of the year 2012.In accordance with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution, your payment documents have been verified, approved and arrangement is being made to effect your payment worth USD$8,000,000.00 (Eight Million United States Dollars), to you within the shortest period of time, in our bid to transparency, as we now have in our possession, the instrument for perfecting that.

Meanwhile, a Man with name Mr. James White from AUBURN, USA has just contacted us on your behalf, forwarded to us his full

banking information and presented all the necessary documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally by you for the release of your fund to him. he further told us that you are SERIOUSLY SICK and presently on a

HOSPITAL BED of which he is NOT even sure, you will SURVIVE. Please find below his Banking information for your perusal and

re-confirmation:

BANK NAME: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
ADDRESS: 24 A ST SE, AUBURN 98002, USA.
A/C NAME: MR. JAMES WHITE
ACCOUNT#: WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS.
ROUTING#: 325070760

In regards to this, we want you to reconfirm to this office,as a matter of urgency if this MAN is truly your representative and if we should go ahead on routing your fund to him, as we want to state categorically that we shall not be Liable for any

miss-direction of transfer due to your failure to give us proper Directive/Reconfirmation on the above explained matter, else we will commence transfer Modality with him accordingly. You are also required to reconfirm to this office as a matter of urgency, the below information to further facilitate the immediate processing of your payment, for subsequent release to you.

1) Your Full Name:
2) Contact address :
3) Mobile # :
4) Occupation :
5) Age And Marital Status :
6) Copy of your passport photograph if any, for proper

Identification:

Upon receipt of the above information from you, we will direct you on the next procedural step to take hence the above detailed information is absolutely necessary for the processing of your payment accordingly. For further authentication, you will find below the delivery confirmation of some of the beneficiaries who have received their fund, from our Bank via ATM CARD and BANK DRAFT respectively.

We also want to use this medium to pose a warning/advise to you, should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office posing to be the Central Bank of Nigeria or any financial office, we advise that you STOP further contact with them in your best interest and contact this Genuine office of the NATWEST BANK OF LONDON (NBL,) ONLY with our information accordingly.The reason why you have not received your fund all this while, is because you have been dealing with the wrong people.Having said all this, we urge you to get back to this office immediately for further advise and in case you care to speak with me directly, you can reach me with any of the numbers on the letter head above. Thank you very much for your anticipated Co-operation in advance and please remember to always quote your contract reference number in all

future correspondence.

Congratulations in advance !

Best Regards,

Mr.Howard Jones
Executive Director Natwest Bank London
Email: natwestbank21@yahoo.com.hk
TEL: +44 703 5902104

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