419 scam: Mr Rick Ruzzi Dear Email Account Owner.

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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:
- "usbankplc@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Rick Ruzzi
Reply-To: <usbnk@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:21:03 -0700
Subject: Dear Email Account Owner.

U.S. Bank
324 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480, =

SWIFT (US): USBKUS44XXX
Founded: United States of America
Hours: Open 24 Hours
For Your Information:
After today's board meeting of the management of this bank,States Departme=
nt of the Treasury,,Internal Revenue Service of the United States (IRS), Th=
e Reserve Bank and the World Bank Directorate it was gathered that your ove=
rdue compensation fund worth US$5 Million has been deposited with this bank=
for onward payment/ transfer to your designated/choose bank account. the r=
eason for this is because your name was among the scam victims that lost a =
lot of money to African and European Fraudsters,
you are hereby advised to without delay stop all contact going on between =
you and anybody on internet because you will end up at nothing.
RE-CONFIRM YOUR BELOW DETAILS.
Your Full Name__________________________
Your Residential Address________________
Your Sex/ Age___________________________
Occupation______________________________
Telephone/Fax___________________________
Next of Kin_____________________________
Do not send money upfront fee to anyone from Europe or African for whatsoe=
ver reason. The US bank will immediately remit your account once I reconfir=
m your banking details.For further details and assistance on this Remittanc=
e Notification, kindly forward your FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS,TELEPHONE=
and FAX NUMBERS directly to this mail box.(USBANKPLC@qq.com)
Your utmost response is needed to enable us proceed with your payment.
We are looking forward to hear from you.
Thank you for choosing US Bank.
=

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Rick Ruzzi
Executive Region Manager

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