419 scam: Woodforest National Bank <serraino@alice.it> compensation payment $17.5M

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- washingtondc202200@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Woodforest National Bank <serraino@alice.it>
Reply-To: washingtondc202200@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 13:25:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: compensation payment $17.5M

Good day,

I apologize for the delay in transferring your fund, it was due to the fact
that our database was attacked by hackers, who tried hacking into our system,
which resulted in the shutting down of our entire system. Our team of
professional have worked tirelessly to restore our system, but the problem we
have now is that most of our data were lost in the process.

So can you please furnish us with your details again, so as to facilitate the
transfer of your fund immediately to your designated bank account. The details
are as follows:

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BANK:
ACCOUNT NAME:
ACCOUNT NO.:
SWIFT CODE:

Once again i apologize for the delay, i promise we will strive to make it up to
you.

Regards,

Robert E. Marling Jr
Email ID: washingtondc202200@gmail.com
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of Woodforest National Bank
And Director of Woodforest National Bank

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