419 scam: CORIS BANK <kim@cupcakeroyale.com> YOUR APPROVAL / ARE YOU STILL ALIVE.

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

Fraud email example:

From: CORIS BANK <kim@cupcakeroyale.com>
Reply-To: <coris.bj@zoho.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:04:28 -0400
Subject: YOUR APPROVAL / ARE YOU STILL ALIVE.

GOOD DAY,

THERE ARE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO CAME TO OUR BANK THIS MORNING, CLAIMING
THAT THEY ARE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO INHERIT
($13.5MILLION USD ONLY). THEY CLAIMED THAT YOU ARE DEAD
ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THEIR ADDRESS INFORMATION WHERE
THEY CONFIRMED YOU WANT YOUR ATM VISA CARD SENT WITH THE BALANCE OF
$13.500,000.00 USD, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO CONFIRM IF YOU ARE DEAD
BEFORE WE WILL SEND YOUR CARD.IF YOU ARE ALIVE BEFORE WE GO AHEAD TO
SEND THIS CARD, KINDLY CONTACT US WITHIN 5 DAYS. BECAUSE THIS
DEPARTMENT WAS JUST SET UP FOR THESE
PURPOSE, AND WE WILL BE CONCLUDING IN LESS THAN 7 WORKING DAYS.
IF YOU ARE ALIVE, KINDLY SEND

YOUR FULL NAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

CORIS BANK REPRESENTATIVE

ALEX

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