419 scam: "Director" <fred@opovo.com.br> MESSAGE

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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:
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Director" <fred@opovo.com.br>
Reply-To: unicef@fieri.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 22:11:24 +0530
Subject: MESSAGE

UNBANK (International)!
DEPARTMENT OF FUND AND SECURITY AGENT
PIN: ACC021/UNBANK7895/2015
REF NO: UNBANK/G543/IND/UNBANK/COX21783
Payment Amount: $2,700,000.00. US Dollars
PAYMENT: SA-PAY/2.7M/UNB/2015
REF NO: WUN/2.7M/USD/IN/IND015

We like to let you know that your unclaimed $2,700,000.00 which you refused to claim have been put on emergency notice to transfer the funds to your account. Due to the Nepal earthquake that happened that also affected the nearby country India, The International Monetary Agency have open an easy transfer IBAN used by Western Countries and USA to transfer/receive large amount of money by multi billion dollars industrial countries to India. Just as fast as Money Gram Transfer. This IBAN transfer will go straight to your bank account within 3 minutes after transfer.

Please read and reply Urgently. This message will come into your junk/Spam folder because any message that requests providing personal details regularly goes into junk/spam folder. This is not a scam because we have been trying to contact you since over 8 months but you have not been complying with us but this will be surely completed this time.
The transfer of $2,700,000.00 shall be transfer right from our head office in United State Of America USA which will make it easier and faster for you to receive inside you direct local bank account.
Below is the information you are required to fill and forward.
make sure you fill this form before forwarding to the Bank Management. Do not send this form back without filling correctly. do this immediately.

Bank Name.........................
Account Holder Name...........
Bank Account No...................
Swift OR ifsc Code...................
State:.............
Country:.................
Your Direct Mobile Phone:........
Gender:................
Date of Birth:....................
Your Email Id:...............................

Send your information to this email: unicef@fieri.com
Kindly reply urgently for us to transfer your money to you and we shall send you the transfer receipt immediately we receive your bank account information.

Send any of the following Identification card. (a) International Passport (b) Drivers License (c) National ID Card (d) Voters ID Card (e) Pan Card. Please send any one of the stated Identification Card to unicef@fieri.com
for us to send your money to your account.

Yours Faithfully
Richardson Goel
UNBank International
Foreign Account Desk:

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