419 scam: MRS MARIA PHILLIPS <test@mfc47.ru> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF USD$20 Million TO BE CLAIM IN YOUR ABSENT.

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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.)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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: MRS MARIA PHILLIPS <test@mfc47.ru>
Reply-To: <davidkeesler@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:03:03 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF USD$20 Million TO BE CLAIM IN YOUR ABSENT.

COMMERCIAL SAVINGS BANK
Address: Calle de Alcalá, 48, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Director International Remittance Department
Tel: +34 602 428, Fax: +34 632 628

Ref: Fund Transfer Notification
Date: Monday, 19th August, 2019

Attention,

We want to officially notify you that your funds (USD$20 Million) been payment for your overdue Inheritance has been programmed to be transferred to a Bank Accounts in the USA, following series of documents tendered by your representative Mr. David L. Nielsen, and your representing Attorney Barrister John George of J. George & Associates.

They have presented a "Power of Attorney" signed by you in which it was clearly stated that due to some inevitable circumstances beyond your control (ILL HEALTH) that you will not be able to finalize this payment yourself, thus appointing Mr. D.L. Nielsen to act on your behalf to make every necessary clearance payments and secure the said release of your funds.

All transfer documents have been forwarded to the office of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Spain for final endorsement and are to be concluded on Monday the 9th August, 2019.

As a matter of urgency, we need a re-confirmation if the said Man/Attorney are your true representatives before we proceed to issue final payment release order. Find below the account information they have presented for the transfer.

Account Name: Blue Bell Realty, Inc
Bank Name: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Address: 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza,New York , NY.10081 USA
Bank Routing: 021000021
Account Number: 227863934766

Yours Faithfully,

Ms. Maria Philips.
SECRETARY REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.

The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachment is for designated recipient(s) only and may contain privilege, proprietary, or private information. If you have received it in error, please delete the message and notify the sender immediately. Although Commercial Savings Bank España makes every effort to protect its computing environment from malicious code(s),Commercial Savings Bank España is not responsible for any virus or other type of suspect code that may be transferred via this email.

Commercial Savings Bank, Madrid-Spain.

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