419 scam: " Mr.Dave Wang"<admn@ns5.global-eng.co.jp> Subject: Attention my Dear Beneficiary, Payment Notification....

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: " Mr.Dave Wang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davewang914@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:20:08 -0700
Subject: Subject: Attention my Dear Beneficiary, Payment Notification....

From Mr.Dave Wang

New Director,Foreign Debt Settlement Department

Federal Republic Of Nigeria

Sir,

This is to inform you that I have been mandated to contact you for owed payment with our Government after my appointment as the new director for Foreign Debt settlement Department, Finance Ministry Of Federal Republic of Nigeria. An approved sum of US$10.5 Million has been directed to be released to your account but action is on your payment file following a change of account application filled in our office by your attorney barrister Isa Williams of WILLIAMS CHAMBERS, THIS ACCOUNT CHANGE DID NOT COME WITH VALID POWER OF ATTORNEY, so I decided contacting you for proper confirmation on the new account as stated below:

NAME OF BANK: CITY STATE SAVINGS BANK

BRANCH: LIBERTAD BRANCH MANILA PHILIPPINES.

ACCOUNT NO.: 009-11-000609-7

.A/C NAME: MONAHAN ROBERT

If there is no SWIFT reaction from you within the next 72hours, I will have no other choice than to transfer your funds into your new account as stated above with an assumption that you are aware of your new account as submitted by your attorney. Contact me on receipt of this message.

Best regards

Mr.Dave Wang

New Director,Foreign Debt Settlement Department

Federal Republic Of Nigeria

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