419 scam: "SISTER FLORENCE EZEKIEL"<revsisterflorencee@rediffmail.com> VERY URGENT INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY

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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:
- "foreign exchange" (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.
- revsisterflorencee@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SISTER FLORENCE EZEKIEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revsisterflorencee@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:39:58 -0000
Subject: VERY URGENT INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY

Attention:Sir/Madam

I write to confirm from you, if you have change your receiving bank account details, because two people came to my office one Jerry Paul and Mrs. Amy Berthel who claimed to be your relatives, said that you are on a sick bed and you have instructed them to take over the control of your inheritance fund valued $15.5million into your new bank account as stated below.

BANK NAME: Bank of America

ADDRESS: 10245 KINGSTON PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN 3722 USA

BANK ACCOUNT NO: 4243559432

ROUTING NUMBER: 272471939

ACCOUNT NAME: Mrs Amy Berthel

Please confirm this and get back to me through my personal email:revsisterflorencee@yahoo.com if the above bank account is correct to avoid us from making a wrong transfer of your fund.

Regards,

Rev Sister Florence Ezekiel

Foreign Exchange Controller,

Best Bank of America

#24800 Hover St. Warren, Michigan 48089

United States of America

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