419 scam: "SUNTRUST BANK"<Japanjbkoy@themis.ocn.ne.jp> FROM AUDITOR SUNTRUST BANK

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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.
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.
- suntrustbank.suntrustbank@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SUNTRUST BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <us.suntrustbank@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 09:27:14 -0700
Subject: FROM AUDITOR SUNTRUST BANK

SUNTRUST BANK

Baltimore Main Office

120 E Baltimore St.

Baltimore, MD 21202

United States

Tel: 410-986-1540

Dear Friend,

I hope you are doing fine.

I am John Douglas,I work with the Suntrust Bank Baltimore Main Office

.United States.

I am the Senior Accountant/General Auditor here in our Bank.

I wish to place your name as the beneficiary of US$25,000,000.00

(Twenty Five Million United States Dollars) only due to the death of the depositor who died years ago

along with his family.

I want us to do this deal together and have the funds and share it 40% for you, 50% for me and

10% to reimburse ourselves in case of any expenses we may incur in the process of this transaction.

However I assure you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that

will protect us from any breach of the law.

The funds I am referring to is right here in this bank floating in suspense account, therefore

I solicit that you be in collaboration with me to have this done, it will be transferred into an account

you will provide any where in the world.

Upon the successful transfer of these funds into your account,, we will meet and share our proceeds

according to agreed percentage.

I will need you to provide the following information urgently to enable my attorney

start the processing of all the relevant legal documents for the fund remittance.

1) Name:

2) Address:

3) Tel:

4) Age:

5) Sex:

6) Occupation Status:

7) Banking information

8) Copy of any of your National Identity

YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME WITH THE BELOW EMAIL:

suntrustbank.suntrustbank@gmail.com

I await your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. John Douglas

Senior Accountant/ General Auditor,

Suntrust Bank, Baltimore Main Office, USA

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