419 scam: "Ronald Nigel Pullen"<pwillianhsbc@gmail.com> Do You Authorized Mrs. Patricia Jackson?

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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.
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.
- knuckmy@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ronald Nigel Pullen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <knuckmy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:39:30 -0700
Subject: Do You Authorized Mrs. Patricia Jackson?

Dear Sir,

This is to notify you that your over-due inheritance/contract funds has been gazettes to be released in your name, via key telex transfer (KTT) direct wire transfer to you by the HSBS Bank and Financial Service Authority for foreign overdue fund transfer.

Meanwhile, a woman visited to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative. Here is her banking details below:

Name: Patricia Jackson
Bank Name: US Bank
Bank Address: Yorba Linda, California
Account Number: 163800701274
Swift Code: USBNAUS33

Please, do re-confirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you so that the paying bank will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong account person. The British Parliaments and Financial Service Authority on foreign payments have been approved HSBC BANK PLC, UK for the release and pay all Foreign Overdue Inheritance/ Unpaid contractors funds to respective original beneficiaries.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs. Patricia Jackson, if we do not hear from you within the next 7 working banking days from today. To start the due process of this fund in your name without delays, get back to me before the end of this week through.

Your urgent response is required.

Best regards,
Ronald Nigel Pullen
Contact E-mail: knuckmy@yahoo.com
DIRECTOR: International Operations-Debt Reconciliations/Payment
HSBC Bank UK London-UK
CC: BANK OF ENGLAND
CC: FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY

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