419 scam: "Mr. Kevin Wise"<europebrexit@europe.com> From: Mr. Kevin Wise

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "foreign payment 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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447418460409

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Kevin Wise" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <united.nation.org@usa.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:34:10 -0800
Subject: From: Mr. Kevin Wise

Attention:

Note that the Investment Standard Bank of UK have received the authority by United State America Federal Reserve Bank in-conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to finally release all pending Lottery winning payments, Contracts payments, Inheritance funds, Loan payments, ATM card claims and Compensations payments.

Most importantly, we have received banking details for the transfer of your funds, as such we urgently request that you reconfirm with us if you have given such mandate or not, failure to receive immediate response from you within the next seven workings days we shall believe that such mandate was issued by you, to that effect we shall then commence with the transfer of the fund into the bank details that had be provided.

Regards,

Mr. Kevin Wise
Head Foreign payment Department
Investment Standard Bank UK
66 Threadneedle Street, London
Tel: +44-7418460409
Fax: +44-741846041

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