419 scam: "Mr. George L Bunting"<info@claims.org> READ AND GET BACK TO ME

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George L Bunting" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.jonathanalon09@globomail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 09:12:49 -0700
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME

Federal Reserve Bank of America

33 Liberty Street,

New York, NY 10045.

Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUS2013

Congratulations! Congratulations!! Congratulations!!!

This is to inform you that Mr. President Barrack Obama has given instructions to release your

funds, and you are advised to contact Mr. Jonathan A.D. Long. With the information below:

Contact Person: Mr.Jonathan A.D. Long.

(Head, Funds Release Supervisor)

Email: mr.jonathanalon09@globomail.com

In consideration of the above, you have been issued with the new Exclusive Reference Identification

Number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/09), Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.:

FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 2236, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code

No: 0876; Immediate FCMB Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Once he received

these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment within

72hrs. As necessary clearance has been granted from the International Monetary Funds External

Auditors to release the funds to you with immediate effect.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.

TREAT AS URGENT.

Mr. George L Bunting

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK

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