419 scam: Account Confirmation Personel <officetowork@yahoo.com> 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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.
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.
- officetowork@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Account Confirmation Personel <officetowork@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 12:09:34 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Sir,
It is my modest obligation to confirm personally from you before we
transfer your overdue outstanding business contract/inheritance funds to
your business partner's banks account.

Your business partner told us you died on motor accident and gave us
below bank account details to transfer your business inheritance funds
of US$10,000,000,00 (Tem Million United States Dollars).

His below bank account details is as follows :

Bank Name : Bank Of America
Account :Name : Jackson Morris
Account:Number: 10154576528
Swift Code : BOA55717
Routing Number : 10133

HSBC PRIVATE BANKING UNIT HONG KONG has been mandated to transfer your
funds to your business partner's bank account .

Please re-confirm to us before we transfer your funds into your business
partners bank account.

To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly
re-confirm the following information below to us immediately, only if
you are still alive :

Full Name:
Full Address:
Your Contact Mobile Telephone and Fax No
Your Profession, Age and Marital Status
Bank :Name
Bank :Address
Account :Name
Account:Number
Swift :Code
Routing :Number

We Look to hear from you before we commence the transer .

Mr.Frank Denge
International Financial Verification Director To HSBC PRIVATE BANKING
UNIT HONG KONG .
Personal Email For Confirmation is: officetowork@yahoo.com

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