419 scam: "Mr. Andrew Robert" <bankcbnofficereport@gmail.com> Re: APPROVED CONTRACT PAYMENT OF ($11,500,000 USD)

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Andrew Robert" <bankcbnofficereport@gmail.com>
Reply-To: foffice038@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 23:20:21 -0800
Subject: Re: APPROVED CONTRACT PAYMENT OF ($11,500,000 USD)

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First National Bank Plc
#215 Bedford St. New York
City, N.Y. 12014.
Tel: 518-504-0071
Our Ref: FNB-0XX2/482/2016

Attention:

APPROVED CONTRACT PAYMENT OF ($11,500,000.00 USD)

This is to alert you that we received your fund worth the sum
$11,500,000.00 from the Bank of USA, we apologies for the delay of your
payment and all the inconveniences we might put you through, Meanwhile we
were having some minor problems with our payment system which in all case
not meeting up with fund beneficiary payments, we apologies once again.

From the records of outstanding contract due for payment with federal
Government your name was discovered as next on the list out of the 11
outstanding contractors who have not yet received their payments during the
3 years tenure of the previous administration in office please bear with us
for making this initial contact through email.

Meanwhile, a woman came to this bank a few days ago with a letter claiming
to be your true representative. Here is her informationâ€™s below.

Name: Mrs. Annette David
Bank name: Citibank, Arizona USA
Account Number: 6503809008
Routing number: 322271627
Swift code#:WMSBUS66
Address: 1723 Palmate Bulv
Palmate ca.93550

Please do reconfirm to this bank as a matter of urgency if this woman is
from you or not so that the federal government will not beheld First
national Bank USA for paying into wrong account, if this woman is not your
representative, you requested to fill and send this informationâ€™s for
verification purpose so that your fund valued ($11,500,000.00) will be
remitted in to your nominated bank account. Kindly reconfirm to the bank
the following

(1). Full Name:
(2). Address: .........
(3). Telephone: .......
(4). Occupation: ......
(5). Age/Sex...
(6). Copy of Identity card.
And also your bank details such as:
(1). Bank Name...
(2). Bank Address: .........
(3). Bank Telephone: .......
(4). Your Account Name: ......
(5). Account Number...
(6). Swift Code................ so that we can commence with your fund
transfer immediately.

As soon as this information is received, your funds will be wired to your
bank account directly from First National Bank of NY. We shall proceed to
issue all payments details to the said Mrs. Annette David if we do not hear
from you within the next Seven working days from today.

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of your fund
must have caused you. Be informed that this is FIRST NATIONAL BANK USA.
YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED IN THIS RESPECT.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Andrew Robert,
Payment Director
Tel:518-504-0071

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