419 scam: European Internal Bank <xerox@horizon.sa> { /Ref1001/Payments Code:00843839/*2015/$US700,000 }.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found 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))
- "internal155european@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "europeaninternalbank@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "internal155european@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "europeaninternalbank@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024065899 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: European Internal Bank <xerox@horizon.sa>
Reply-To: corporate-citizenship@gmx.com
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:46:44 +0300
Subject: { /Ref1001/Payments Code:00843839/*2015/$US700,000 }.

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European Internal Bank{EIB}
Europe Sub-regions
From the desk of
Director International Remittance Department
Souther European
E-Mail : internal155european@outlook.com / europeaninternalbank@gmx.com
Phone Number:+44 702 4065 899

Attention Foreign Beneficiary

{ /Ref1001/Payments Code:00843839/*2015/$US700,000 }.

This to notify you that your over due Inheritance funds has been
released, Via telex transfer { KTT }-direct wire transfer to you. We
have actually been authorized by the International Transfer Board of
Directors for foreign over due Inheritance fund have Approved and
accredited this reputable bank with the office of the director,
International Remittance / Foreign Operational,to handle and transfer of
all the foreign Inheritance funds,for the second quarter payment of the
year however, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to you.

We discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily
Delayed by corrupt officials of the Banks in West Africa who are trying
to divert your money into their private accounts your entire Inheritance
vault some of amount of { Seven Hundred Thousand Dollar } which was
deposited in your name to the funds Records outstanding. the governing
body of the United Nations Monetary Unit has passed an order that all
pending transactions should be completed remitted to the owners, this
fund compensation as part of our effort to protect human rights all over
the world.

This is very urgent and you are hereby advised to re-confirm your
information's to this office once again for security reasons,So that the
funds can be transferred to you immediately. while we looking forward to
serving you with the best of our service. Regards

European Internal Bank{EIB}
Europe Sub-regions
From the desk of
Director International Remittance Department
Souther European
E-Mail : internal155european@outlook.com / europeaninternalbank@gmx.com
Phone Number : +44 702 4065 899

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