419 scam: "CLAIM"<test@unayt.ru> ABOUT YOUR FUND

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "CLAIM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <disktopfnb@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:39:40 -0700
Subject: ABOUT YOUR FUND

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. willy Ocharoh Mission Chief/Senior Representative of the south Africa Reserve Bank Ombudsman, There is a counter claim on your approved fund by one MR.JOHN WHEELER, who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead by cancer and even explained that you gave him the power of attorney and authorized him to claim your outstanding payment

In view of this present development, i which to know if you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of (MR. JOHN WHEELER) thereby making him the current beneficiary with this following account details:

BENEFICIARY NAME: MR.JOHN WHEELER
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428
ROUTING NUMBER: 122006743
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: THE CITI PRIVATE BANK CITIGROUP CENTER 153 EAST 53RD STREET 16/ F, ZONE 19 NEW YORK, NY 10022 U.S.A.

We shall precede further communication with Mr. John Wheeler if we do not hear from you within the next two working days from today.

Please note that you have less than 48hrs to get in contact with us if you are still alive.

Thanks,
Mr. willy Ocharoh

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