419 scam: "Rolf D. Duren"<mrsmarylouis333@outlook.com> TRANSFER/PAYMENT OF FUNDS

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
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.
- 2347081560383
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.
- ecointernational.banknig@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rolf D. Duren" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citibank.newyork@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:42:31 -0700
Subject: TRANSFER/PAYMENT OF FUNDS

CITIBANK
111 WALL Street, New York,
NY 10043, United States.
Tel/Fax: +1-(302) 347-8202

>From the Desk of: Rolf D. Duren
Foreign/Telex Transfer Department.
Reference #: CBN//CPM/USNG/013

Attn:SIR/MADAM,

TRANSFER/PAYMENT OF FUNDS

We received irrevocable instruction from African Bank to remit the total sum of Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$4.5M)to your account. In line with the financial regulation of the Reserve bank here in US.
Based on this fund from African bank, we have also received mail from Mr. Sam Parker from Florida claimed to be your next of kin that you asked him to act on your behalf because you are ill .

To this effect and to avoid remitting this fund to a wrong person we decided to confirm this and for us to be sure as well, then before we remit the fund to any person you must send us a copy of your driving license and also to get Eco bank Nigeria Official Authorize letter as the real beneficiary of the fund since the fund came from the Eco bank.

How to get from the ECO BANK NIGERIA and to make sure you get it from the authentic/right authority since there is scam over there,then kindly contact the Eco Bank email contact in Nigeria as below:

EMAIL: ecointernational.banknig@yahoo.com

CONTACT PERSON: MR. PETERS O. PETERS
Tel: 2347081560383.

As soon as you get it make sure you send it direct to this office together with your receiving banking information where you will like us to transfer the fund to you. We anticipate you,to expedite action on this to enable us transfer your funds.
Yours truly,
Rolf D. Duren
Citibank, New York

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