419 scam: "Mrs. Susan Hilton."<info.natwest009@ymail.com> APPROVED PAYMENT ORDER

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- info.natwestbankplc07@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Susan Hilton." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.natwestbankplc07@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:57:33 -0000
Subject: APPROVED PAYMENT ORDER

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland
Dear Beneficiary,

APPROVED PAYMENT ORDER

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United Nation secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts for their personal use.

It will interest you to know that we have discovered an unpaid sum of US$10. 5 million Dollars in your favor and an irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your Payment. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; your complete funds have been approved to be released to you via Automated Teller Machine (ATM CARD). You are therefore advice to contact: Mr. Martin Cole. (Director Foreign Payment Department) Natwest Bank London United Kingdom via e-mail: info@natwestbanklondon.org or info.natwestbankplc07@gmail.com

As soon as you establish a contact with him, he will process and effect the release of your fund into your bank account without delay, hence the World Bank has issued an irrevocable payment guarantee to this effect. You are therefore advised to contact (Mr. Martin Cole) and provide him the following information as stated below:

1. Your Full Names:
2. Physical Address
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Telephone Numbers:
6. Country:

NOTE: The amount to be paid to you is ($10,500,000.00) Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively.

Congratulations.

Mrs. Susan Hilton.
United Nations (UNO)

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