419 scam: "Providence Bank"<no-replly@providencebank.com> ***ARE YOU AWARE OF YOUR UNPAID PAYMENTS***1

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Providence Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jackson.williams09@groupmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:52:26 -0800
Subject: ***ARE YOU AWARE OF YOUR UNPAID PAYMENTS***1

Good day to you and how are you doing? I'm Jackson Williams from Providence Bank here in Virginia USA. My bank has been authorized to handle your payment which is overdue. However you are required to reply to my email for more information concerning your payment.

Await your immediate response with the information below:

Full Name

Home/Office Address

Direct Home/Cell Number

Marital Status

Occupation and Age to this email address at (jackson.williams08@groupmail.com) for confirmation so that we may conclude your payment immediately.

Note: If received this message in SPAM /BULK folder, it is because of the restrictions imposed by your MAIL/INTERNET service provider, we urge you to treat it genuinely.

Yours Truly

Mr. Jackson Williams.

(Providence Bank)

Disclaimer Notice

This mail is from a staff of Providence Bank of Virginia . The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam