419 scam: "AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC"<directorofpjcayanwu_00257000ayment@live.com> DID YOU AUTHORIZE MR GARRY FAULKNER?

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "directorofinterremit_jcanyanwu_00257001@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "directorofinterremit_jcanyanwu_00257001@outlook.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.

Fraud email example:

From: "AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directorofinterremit_jcanyanwu_00257001@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 18:31:42 +0200
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MR GARRY FAULKNER?

>From the Desk of:
John C. Anyanwu
Director of International Remittance
African Development Bank.
Private email address:
directorofinterremit_jcanyanwu_00257001@outlook.com

Attention: Beneficiary,

Consequent upon the Letter of Authority received from one
Mr. Garry Faulkner, I write to make the following
confirmation:

1.Did you at any time transfer your right of ownership to
the aforementioned Mr. Garry Faulkner to claim and receive
the

payment on your behalf?

His claim was backed with a "deed of agreement? in his
favor, thereby indicating the fund destination to the
following:

Account name: Mr. Garry Faulkner,
Account No: 202-0000-60233
Bank name: ANZ BANK,
3200 Basel , Switzerland ,
Swift Code: ANZPUS3XXS.

Are you aware of this? You are required as a matter of
urgency to confirm the legitimacy of the above claim and
the reason

for such change. In the event that you did not authorize
such claim, Please confirm to me immediately by way of
application

for payment stating your authentic account details and
amount for the authentication and normalization.

I await your urgent response for further direction. Do
send your reply to my private email address
(directorofinterremit_jcanyanwu_00257001@outlook.com)

Yours sincerely,

John C. Anyanwu.

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