419 scam: "MARY TANNER"<info@securedservice.net> Imperative action required

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- ",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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- anita1656@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MARY TANNER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anita1656@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:05:48 -0500
Subject: Imperative action required

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division

ATTN: Funds Owner,

This is in regards of your overdue funds which has been pending on Transfer to your account due to the

involvement of bad officials both governmental and non governmental. The records show that you are among one of

the individuals and organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from Scottrade Bank which

includes Inheritance Funds.

Through our Fraud Monitoring Unit we have noticed that you have been transacting with some impostors and

fraudsters who have been impersonating the likes of Mr James Karlsrtom of the Reserve Bank Of South Africa, Mr.

Patrick Aziza, Bode Williams, Frank Anderson, Stephen Allen, Emmanuel Nnorom, none officials of Oceanic Bank,

Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Lamido Sanusi of CBN, Ibrahim Sule, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen,

Harry Thompson, Barr. Larry Gold and some impostors claiming to be Barclays Bank United Kingdom who exist in

different part of the world e.g Malaysia, Benin Republic, Ghana, Togo, United States, Nigeria, India, China and

many others.

The Cyber Crime Division and the FBI, British Interpol and the African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) on how some people have lost outrageous

sums of money to these impostors. As a result of this, we hereby advise you to stop communication with any one

not referred to you by us. Note that your funds is in custody of Scottrade Bank under the watch of Mr Tony

Haynes Which has been assigned to handle this delivery.

We have negotiated with the Department of Treasury that your payment totaling $8,500,000.00(EIGHT Million Five

Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be released to you. Via Certify Bank Draft/Check

Contact Mrs. Anita Paulson on the following in-formations below,

Branch Manger: Anita Paulson
Email:anita1656@yahoo.com
Phone Number: +1 786-525-9707

Do contact Mrs. Anita Paulson via her contact details above and Comply on his directives:

On contacting him, your details and your file would be updated with the necessary information's, terms &

conditions after which your Bank Draft will be dispatch to your Home Address without any further delay.

Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your Funds and

forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon it immediately,

Help stop cyber crime.

Regards,
MRS MARY TANNER
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND COMPENSATION RELATIONS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

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