419 scam: "Rem/vxz0_clai:Payment of your $980,520.00" <gautamk@sysmind-llc.com> Rem/vxz0

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rem/vxz0_clai:Payment of your $980,520.00" <gautamk@sysmind-llc.com>
Reply-To: rscgroup@gmx.com
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:34:43 -0700
Subject: Rem/vxz0_clai:Payment of your $980,520.00

Payment of your $980,520.00

Good Morning,

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of all unclaimed Contract, Inheritance, Lottery funds, etc in conjunction with the World Bank and the United Nations auditors report, your payment file was forwarded to our office for review and immediate payment of your long delayed funds starting with a first installment transfer of $980,520.00 USD to your bank account.

The Audit report shows that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of money to dubious officials for the release of your funds. We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office because you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds.

This first installment transfer of $980,520.00 USD will be credited to your submitted bank account within 3 working days and telex confirmation forwarded to you and your bankers for confirmation.

For further details and the immediate transfer of the $980,520.00 USD to your bank account, kindly send your telephone number to my private email:

Once again Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

Veronica Schmidt
Financial Conduct Authority
25 N. Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS, UK

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