419 scam: "Mr Kelly Owen" <test@aeplesentier.fr> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "w.bnk.uk424@admin.in.th" (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.
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.
- +447045738294 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Kelly Owen" <test@aeplesentier.fr>
Reply-To: w.bnk.uk424@admin.in.th
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 04:16:20 -0500
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

World Bank London
Millbank Tower, 12th Floor
21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Phone: +44 7045738294
Email:w.bnk.uk424@admin.in.th

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

REF: REVOCABLE PAYMENT INSTRUCTION FROM THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK,

My name is Mr. Kelly Owen World Bank Representative attach with African Development Bank.My office monitors all foreign payment by any Banks in Africa and all other banks in the sub region of West Africa.

We have received an irrevocable payment instruction from the African Development Bank to debit the sum of US $6.5M from their Reserve joint account with the World Bank to your account submitted to us as payment of your Inheritance/Contract funds been owed to you by one of her member Nation from West Africa.

You are therefore advice to reconfirm to us if the below stated account submitted to us to transfer the approved funds through World Bank corresponding bank is correct and open to receive the fund.

Bank name: SBERBANK d.d.
Bank address: Dunajska 128a, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia-EU.
A/C name: WIMC Global Foundation, Inc.
A/C number: 30000-0010898083
SWIFT Code: SABRSI 2X
Beneficiary: Stefan Brown

Immediately we hear from you that the account is open and correct to receive the fund we shall instruct our corresponding Bank to process the payment and transfer immediately after due re-validation and obtain of new documents stating the origin and source of the funds which will be submitted to your bank accordingly as requested by the law as a pre-condition of accepting the fund transfer in your account, Alternatively our corresponding Bank can as well pay you on your request through ON-LINE PAYMENT SYSTEM which you will be required to open a Temporary Transit Offshore account with the bank
and you operate the account strictly by ON-LINE and through ATM CARD and Debit card which the bank will issue to you.The maximum you can withdraw with the ATM CARD is US$85,000,00 per day.
We wait urgently to hear from you with the following information.
1, Your Complete Contact Information.
2, Your Correct Banking Information if the stated account is not correct
3, Your Occupation
4, Copy of your I.D

Sincerely
Mr Kelly Owen
World Bank Security Transaction Director

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