419 scam: "Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Officer"<wwju.taccb.com.cn@execs.com> Re: Confirm Your 1st Part Payment Now!!!

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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:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
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.
- escrow-officers@execs.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Officer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <escrow-officers@execs.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 05:52:45 +0200
Subject: Re: Confirm Your 1st Part Payment Now!!!

International Business Banking - UK.
IBB's Cash,Bond industry Financials.
RC: Registered number 3200432

Dear Valued Customer

We thank you for your co-operation on the successful transfers of the first batch of your part payment of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollar ($3,500,000.00) transferred into your bank account as requested by your "NEXT OF KIN" haa acknowledged receipt of the Funds in according to Telex Confirmation from our Affiliated paying Bank (Empire Trust Bank) in Brazil.

We want to know if you are out from the Hospital now due to the previous letter of sickness we received from your Financial agent?

Well the good news is that we write to inform you that another sum of US$11.5M of your funds have just been approved for immediate payment again by the same paying Bank, Empire Trust. The Bank in Brazil will effect the Funds distributions to the same bank account as stated above which you provided in the course of the former payment received.

Kindly notify us if there is any change in your banking information before we proceed with the next batch of Funds Distribution transfer.
Please note that the transfers shall be according to the same way we made the first payment to you thus; Telegraphic Transfer and shall be confirmed within three (3) banking days from the date of the Transfer. Give this matter urgent attention it demands so that you can receive your payment within the time frame of the approval.

KINDLY NOTIFY US OF ANY MISTAKE OR CHANGES IN YOUR RECEIVING BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION IF THERE IS ANY TO ENABLE US INFORM THE PAYING BANK TO GO AHEAD WITH THE TRANSFER. WE NEED THE COPY OF YOUR VALID IDENTITY TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIM AS THE ONLY RECEIVER OF THIS APPROVED SUM OF US$11.5M ASSIGNED TO YOU.

We are waiting for your feedback to enable us follow the transfer from here.
Thanks and awaiting your reply,

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Gregory Harrison Moore (Director)
Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Officer
International Business Banking - UK .
1 Alder Court, Rennie Hogg Road,
Nottingham, NG2 1RX.
E-mail: escrow-officers@execs.com

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