419 scam: "Mr. Thomas McAreavey" <info@cms-asl.com> TOP URGENT.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Thomas McAreavey" <info@cms-asl.com>
Reply-To: thomasmcareavey79@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 08:04:06 -0700
Subject: TOP URGENT.

Attn

Due to several reports from foreign contract /inheritance funds payment beneficiaries who are yet to receive their payments from African, Europe and Asia, and their complains of lose of huge sum of money in the pursuit of their contract/Inheritance funds payment from the Respective Banks due to excessive demand for money from them by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which their funds remain unpaid to them.

This matter was taken to the intervention of the United Nations who have come to conclusion with the African Union (AU) ,European Union(EU) and the International Monitory fund (IMF), including the banks in the custody of the payments to the foreigners to offset the payment without delay through the Nominated bank Of Ireland or face the consequences of losing their licenses of operations.

The Funds are now with the Bank of Ireland to be released to the appropriate beneficiaries, and your name is included as one of the beneficiaries with the amount of Ten million United States Dollars (US$10, 000, 000, 00) due to be paid to you with immediate effect.

Kindly get back to me right away to know if you are the right person and the owner of this amount so that I will advise you and give you the Guidelines on how to proceed with the Bank of Ireland for your fund release to your account.

Thomas McAreavey
Chief Financial Officer
Bank of Ireland Group

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