419 scam: "Charles Heath"<info@tvsnet.it> Re: PAYMENT

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Heath" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Remittancedept_PFB@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 23:22:16 -0000
Subject: Re: PAYMENT

Good Day !

This is to enlighten you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing. We want to notify you that the (IMF) in conjunction with other relevant agencies in the United STATES of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an over-due payment in tune of ten million, three hundred thousand US dollars (USD10.3Million) in Prudent Financial Bank. This was as a result of excess cash disbursement by the United Nations.

This exercise was conducted by a random email selection and you happen to be among the lucky beneficiaries to benefit from the exercise this year. We try as much as possible to keep a low profile on this to avoid any hoax because there are a lot of impostors and impersonators jeopardising the good intent of this winning exercise.
your Approved Transaction Number (2830U691) to transfer your payment of US$10,300,000.00 to your bank account.

Since your transaction has been verified to be legal by International Monetary Fund (IMF), you are advised to send your banking and personal details including your phone number for the processing of your payment.

Act according my instruction, I am waiting for your immediate response.

Yours sincerely,

Mr CHARLES HEATH
Chief Financial Officer
General Director Remittance Department
Prudent Bank, Inc
174 Cambridge St #310, Boston,
MA 02114, USA
Tel : (202) 792-0895 ext 3

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