419 scam: "Gabriel Bryan" <platinumprivatecapital@onlinebanking.com> Revalidate Claim Application Submitted By Mrs. Gina Teddy At Your Request

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Gabriel Bryan" <platinumprivatecapital@onlinebanking.com>
Reply-To: gabriel_bryan.platinum@zoho.com
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:11:34 +0100
Subject: Revalidate Claim Application Submitted By Mrs. Gina Teddy At Your Request

Dear Beneficiary,

Kindly be informed that we have received a notification alert from the directorate of Board of Federal Reserve Bank, as one of the enlisted beneficiary for Government approved payments.

A tender for a confirmation on your status has been sent to us as the nominated bank (PLATINUM PRIVATE CAPITAL) to make this payment on behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank.

In confirmation of the above, we have discovered a claimant on your behalf, due to the amount of funds linked to you for claims, which is in the sum of 3.5 Million dollars.(Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

We are kindly re-confirming from you if you had requested Mrs Gina Teddy to lay claims on your behalf due to your health issues as she presented documentary evidence to this effect without much conviction.

In line with our standard confirmation process to check for impersonation and ensure funds are claimed by real owners, kindly furnish us with an authorization letter from you to her or we strongly advocate you commence this process on receiving this email to help the Bank protect your funds from being diverted as the Board of Federal Reserve Bank is mandated by law to ensure all payments are made out to beneficiaries.

Forthwith, We await your prompt response, so that an account officer will be asigned to you, to ensure your fund is credited to your account and all other banking instruments, sent to you in due time.

It is urgent that this is attended to before the next Federal Government makes amendment on the laws that guarantees this process is concluded.

Awaiting your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully.

Gabriel Bryan.

Platinum Private Capital

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