419 scam: "Mrs. Florence DonaldX" <info@usa.org> Dear friend,

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "industrial and commercial bank of china" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (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)
- "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)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "florencedonald333@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Florence DonaldX" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: florencedonald333@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:19:41 +0100
Subject: Dear friend,

From Mrs. Florence Donald
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (USA) NA
Branch Flushing Branch
Address 39-02 Main Street,
Flushing, New York 11354.

Dear friend,

CONFIDENTIAL

I am Mrs.Florence Donald, the Branch Staff of Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China (USA), Flushing Branch in New York, USA. I
write to seek your consent to carry out a transaction that would be
highly beneficial to both of us. I know you may be wondering why I am
contacting you for this, however I decided to do this with an unknown
person to avoid any form of blackmail in the future. Mr. Richard J.
Klares was an account holder with my bank. I was his account officer
for 9 years before his death. He was a victim of World Trade Centre
bombing in September 11 2001. (See:
https://www.911memorial.org/names-memorial-0

As his account officer I am aware that Mr.Richard J. Klares have a
secret investment. Attached to it. His secret dollar account with my
bank presently stands at the sum of $58,200,000.00 (Fifty Eight
Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with an interest
agreement of 6.7%, which has been outstanding for 16 years. This is my
purpose of contacting you now.

Kindly get back to me immediately, so that I will advice you on how
this will be carried out.
Sincerely,

Mrs. Florence Donald
Branch Staff of (ICBC) USA.
Contact Email : florencedonald333@outlook.com

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