419 scam: "Mr. Thomas Allen"<test@ouvrages-web.fr> ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE ???

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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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- onlinetransferdpt1@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Thomas Allen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlinetransferdpt1@accountant.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:27:15 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE ???

Keyvalle National Bank

Director, foreign operations department

Our ref: Keyvallebnk/45

Contact Name: Mr. Thomas Allen

Tel: +1 (872) 212-5825

Customer Online Email: onlinetransferdpt1@accountant.com

Private Email: onlinetransfer.dtp@kstbngr.com

Dear Beneficiary,

CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY

In our office today, was a letter from one Mr.Joe E. Jackholm of 9571 no.231 road,Richmond,B.C. Canada,V7A filing application contrary to your pending

inheritance fund transfer.

The above mentioned person said in his sworn Affidavit that the power of attorney given in his favor by your very good self before given up the ghost/Dead, granting him the benefit to process and claims your inheritance fund valued the sum of $5,500,000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) owned to you and deposited with in our bank by Mr. Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank Governor.

As a beneficiary of the fund and the fund should be wired to his Bank account with Wells Fargo as the new beneficiary of the said amount as stated below,

Bank Name# Wells Fargo

Account Number# 12908576457

Routing Number# 121000358

Swift code# BOA56578

This Honorable bank have ask Mr. Joe E. Jackholm return back to the Bank within 48hours to enable us have a personal confirmation from you being hitherto the beneficiary of the said $5,500,000.00 M. We are sorry to have delayed your instruction in giving out this fund to Mr.Joe E. Jackholm since we must adhere to the modus operandi of this honorable bank by making sure that his request is verified and confirmed by the beneficiary which is you. It is important you reconfirm the following information's

for official purpose.

A, Your Complete Names:...........................

B, Complete Contact Address:........................

C, Your Telephone Number:....................FAX IF ANY.......

D, Your Country:..........CITY.........

E, Your Working ID Card or Any of your ID card

Your confirmation to the above email within 24hours will be appreciated and it will make us to know that you are Alive not Dead

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Thomas Allen

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