419 scam: "British Credit Union"<mailinfouncc2@gmail.com> "From The British Credit Union"

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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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "bcu_database@live.com" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "British Credit Union" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <britishcreditunion@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 03:14:01 +0200
Subject: "From The British Credit Union"

>From The British Credit Union,
In Association with United Nations Credit Union,

FUND BENEFICIARY

This letter should be treated with utmost urgency, my name is William Monroe, and I am the new Payment Advisor/Auditor of the British Credit Union. Your payment case was forwarded to this Union by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the watchful eyes of the United Nation, and IFC, this approved fund has been in our payment data for reconciliation and transfer of the funds to you. Subsequently one week ago one Mr. Ashley Croft from Australia submitted claims on your funds affirming that you have given him the Power of Attorney to claim the funds as your partner but we stopped him until we get an authorization from you reconfirming the claim application submitted by the aforementioned person.

You are hence required to get back to us to ratify the genuineness of these submission of claim by Mr Croft or else disclaim it if you did not accredit him for the claim, get back to us on our principal Email: (bcu_database@live.com), and we will direct you on how you will take delivery of your fund via our new mode of payment straight to your nominated Bank account wherever in the world within the next 48banking hours.

Please, reply with all your complete facts mostly personal details (with your Private Mobile Telephone Number For Security Reasons and Onward Communications) and your private banking data such as your bank name and address, account number, swift code and routing number of your bank, so as to aid you greater than ever before, THIS IS OUR EXPRESSION AND OUR BOND, BE REST SECURE WITH FILLED WARRANTY.

Your urgent comeback is extremely required.

Yours Faithfully,
William Monroe
BRITISH CREDIT UNION
PAYMENT ADVISOR/AUDITOR

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