419 scam: "Open24" <info@permanentsb.ie> Your account info

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Open24" <info@permanentsb.ie>
Reply-To: allandoran@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:50:52 +0300
Subject: Your account info

F=
wd: Software Upgrade =

Dear Open24 Customer,
As partners of Safe Internet Banking, we have now implemented a number of=
changes to our Internet Banking service. This is to ensure the highest le=
vel of security of information passing between you and our Open24 network, =
in line to safe internet banking regulatory requirements, That's because al=
l financial information is securely stored and encrypted on our servers. =
To have access to this service, you must click on activate below and follow=
the procedure: Activate. Upon completion, our updated security changes wi=
ll start to function on your account. Kind regards =

=

Open24
=

=

This email is personal & confidential and is intended for the
recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby noti=
fied
that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in
error, please immediately notify us and destroy any
copies, electronic, paper or otherwise, which you may have of this
communication. Thank you for your cooperation.
=

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