419 scam: "SARAH WILSON" <account@mail.devanppt.co.uk> INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,CONTACT SARAH WILSON.

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
- "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)
- "diplomatic unit " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "international remittance 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.
- sw26431@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SARAH WILSON" <account@mail.devanppt.co.uk>
Reply-To: <sw26431@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:52:38 -0400
Subject: INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,CONTACT SARAH WILSON.

UNITED MISSISSIPPI BANK
MISSISSIPPI, USA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS

Our Ref: UMB/MS/BAU/797/15,

CONTRACT #:NOV/US/MS/EAS/888

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

We apologize for the delay of your

payment and all the inconveniences

that we may have indulged you through.

Our records of outstanding contractors

due for payment with the United

Mississippi Bank U.S.A has your name

and company discovered as next on the

list of the outstanding contractors

who have not received their payment

(s).

I wish to inform you that your payment

is being processed and will be

released to you as soon as you respond

to this letter. Also note that from

your record in my file your

outstanding contract payment is US

$15.7million dollars (Fifteen Million

seven hundred thousand united states

dollars). Please re-confirm to me if

this is in line with what you have in

your record and also re-confirm to me

the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile number.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Bank name
6) Type of account (Saving, checking

or business account)
6) Do you have an equity line of

credit?

As soon as the above information’s

requested are received, your payment

will be processed via our online

banking facility directly from your

home/office or cash delivery

diplomatic unit via our international

offices around the globe. You are

hereby advised to respond immediately

you receive this letter for further

clarification.

NOTE: IF YOU ARE OR WERE HANDLING ANY

TRANSACTION SUCH AS THIS WITH ANY BANK

OR ATTORNEY FROM EUROPE, ASIA,

NORTH/SOUTH AMERICA OR AFRICA, DO GET

BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR

INFORMATION’S REQUESTED ABOVE AND ALSO

LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE OR WERE

DEALING WITH SO WE CAN RETRIEVE YOUR

FUNDS/PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.

Have a Blessed Day.

Best Regards

sarah Wilson
United Mississippi Bank U.S.A
(sw26431@gmail.com)

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