419 scam: "Standard Chartered Bank, Australia" <officeinfo7777@gmail.com> Notice of Inheritance from Standard Chartered Bank, Australia.

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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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Standard Chartered Bank, Australia" <officeinfo7777@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bbkkkzen@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 13:44:52 +0100
Subject: Notice of Inheritance from Standard Chartered Bank, Australia.

Standard Chartered Bank, Australia.
Principal office, Australia
Address: Level 1, 345 George Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
Opening Hours: 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri.

Attention: Kevin Rose President

I am, Evan Mervyn Davies CBE, Group Chief Executive Officer and
Director of STANDARD CHARTERED BANK FOR THE AUSTRALIA REGION.

We write to inform you that Mr.Xie Zhenfeng, was an oil business
machant, and bank with us while he was alive but unfortunately, he
died some year back and going through his record with us, he has you
as his partner in business and next of Kin to inherit his funds and
estate here in Australia. By the Australia financial law, any
unclaimed fund after seven years will be returned to the government
treasury. We therefore, write to solicit for you to come forward and
claim your inheritance sum of $75 Million (Seventy Five Million United
States Dollars only) left behind by late Mr.Xie Zhenfeng.

We look forward to hear from you and your information; Name, Address,
Telephone for reconfirmation that we may proceed the claim process of
the fund in your favour.

Thanks.

Evan Mervyn Davies CBE,
Group Chief Executive Officer
Director OF STANDARD CHARTERED BANK FOR THE AUSTRALIA REGION.

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