419 scam: "ARGENTA BANK" <ihernandez@ikeasistencia.com> URGENT ATTENTION.

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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:
- "consignment " (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 next of kin scam.
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.
- +32460248751 (Belgium, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "ARGENTA BANK" <ihernandez@ikeasistencia.com>
Reply-To: contactcenter@argentas.org
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 03:07:34 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.

Argenta Bank en Verzekeringen
Hoofdzetel Antwerpen,
Belgi?lei 49, 2018 Antwerpen,
Belgium.
+32 460 248 751

ATTEND TO THIS,

Greetings from the Argenta bank. I have vital information which needs to be attended to immediately. Did you authorize anyone to pick up your inheritance fund from our branch in Antwerpen, Belgium ? One Martin Barrow came to our office yesterday in-respect of your 4.2 million Euro which has been credited with us for the past 2 months now by the Federal Government to be transferred into your account. He said that you authorized him to pick up the fund.

This fund has been in our custody for the past two months now and we have been waiting for you to contact us but we didn't know what is hindering you from reaching us since. So we decided to write to you to make sure that you are fine and aware of the inheritance fund of 4.2 million Euro in our branch office in Antwerpen, Belgium.

We want you to get back to us with the following details for more verification:

Full Name:
Address:
Phone number:
Age:
Occupation:

These above listed details are needed as fast as possible if you didn't authorize anyone to pick up your fund from our branch in Antwerpen, Belgium.

We have three means which you can use to receive your fund and you are to choose the suitable option for you. Here are the options:

(1) Bank to Bank transfer.

(2) Credit Card delivery.

(3) Consignment Box delivery.

The above mentioned options are the medium which you can use to receive your fund safely. Endeavor to get back to us as fast as you can with your details and suitable options, if you didn't authorize anyone to pick up your fund in our branch. Your urgent attention is needed to enable us to proceed with the transaction as your fund is ready to be released to you.

Yours sincerely
Marc Lauwer
CEO Argenta Bank,
Belgium.

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