419 scam: "DON JOSE PAGLAR."<jose@htd.org> HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
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.
- josepaglar@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DON JOSE PAGLAR." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josepaglar@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 11:56:29 +0100
Subject: HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT

BANCO SANTANDER
Alcal?, 30, 28014 Madrid (Espa?a)
E-mail:josepaglar@yahoo.com.ph
Our Ref: WB-0XX2/987/2015

ATTN: BENEFICIARY.

RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$2,000,000.00 INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I am Don Jose Paglar, the Head of Treasury Department of BANCO SANTANDER AS,MADRID DISTRICT SPAIN.

Sometime ago, in our bank your contract money was brought to our bank and after a period of time, this money was taken back to the government suspense account. For the period of time this money was in our sister bank (UNION BANK PLC), it generated an interest of US$2.000,000.00 , which we considered as part of your long suffering in the previous government of military era.Now we have decided to pay you this interest fund via ATM Card and this card center under UNION BANK will send your ATM card to your designated address,which you will use it to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum withdrawal per day is is ($25,000,00) Twenty-Five thousand United States Dollars.

What we need from you now are these information:

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (P.O box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification

As a matter of fact we don't have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting you, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirements for swift delivery of your ATM card to your address.

Expecting your immediate response.

Best Regards,
DON JOSE PAGLAR.
HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BANCO SANTANDER AS,MADRID DISTRICT SPAIN.

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