419 scam: "Washington Federal"<admin@bavarian.com.cn> Attention:Beneficiary

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Washington Federal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <washingtonederalban@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:52:11 +0100
Subject: Attention:Beneficiary

Attention:

With due respect and Honour, The Management of Washington Federal Bank (USA). Wants to bring to your knowledge that your Approved compensation funds valued U.S. $ 2,500,000.00 has been Approved to be transfer into your Representative Bank Account, According to your Representative (Mr. Frank Allan Harris). He said that you are severely sick of the longtime cancer, Diabetes, Kidneys Dysfunction; from all indication that your condition is really deteriorating, and According to the (Specialist Doctor in the ICU-Intensive Care Unit.) and other healthcare professionals working in the Hospital. Attending to you have courageously advised that you May not live beyond the next one week, that the cancer stage has reached a critical stage and that your health is really worse now. Therefore, you have Authorised him to claim your fund, that you could not proceed and claim the fund $2.5Million again. Please confirm to us if (Mr. Frank All an Harris). is your Representativ

Thanks Mr. Mark Bochis

Tel: (509) 620-5531

Washington Federal Bank (USA).

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