419 scam: Standard Chartered Bank <jjane3788@gmail.com> Your response

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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Standard Chartered Bank <jjane3788@gmail.com>
Reply-To: herbertnwosu@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:47:52 +0100
Subject: Your response

HELLO

I write to solicit your assistance in a monetary transfer involving
five million United States Dollars 5,000,000 from my bank. This fund
has been stashed out of the excess profit made in year 2015 by my
branch office.I had already submitted an approved end of the year
report to my head office and they will never know of this excess, I
have since then, placed this amount on an Escrow Call Account without
a beneficiary. Upon your response, I will configure your name on our
database as holder of the Escrow Call Account. I will then guide you
on how to apply to my head office for the Account Closure/
bank-to-bank remittance of the funds to your designated bank account.I
hope you understand my situation, I will give you further details upon
your acceptance of this proposal, I also intend that you shall retain
40 percent of the funds for your efforts while 60 percent shall be
for me, Kindly forward your response that indicate your interest.

Thank you.

Best Regards,
Mr.Herbert Nwosu
Standard Chartered Bank

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