419 scam: "Wire Transfer OFFICE"<support@PEDIATRICGIST.ORG> Fund Transfer

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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:
- "into 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Wire Transfer OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bankboa.onlinebanking@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:40:06 +0100
Subject: Fund Transfer

Dear:Beneficiary,

I contacted you privately to inform you that the approved part payment of Us$8.5M in your favor has been programmed in our micro chips of compartmental central computer for further crediting into your nominated bank account.

However, we received a "Deed of Assignment" from one Mr. Marc .A. Wiener of USA who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a fire outbreak last week.

He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him which is as follows

BANK INFORMATION

North Fork Bank

2050 Jericho Tnpk.Commack, NY 11725

Account Number: 2051085880

Routing Number: 021407912

BENEFICIARY : Marc Wiener

His contact phone number is 1-516 316-3952

We want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not.

Yours truly,

Mrs.Linda Cook

Senior managing Director Security & Investigation

Bank of America Wire transfer Processing Division

+1 347 412 1306

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