419 scam: "Mother Jane" <rbdeskin@gmail.com> NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "certificate fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "writus54@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: "Mother Jane" <rbdeskin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: writeus54@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2019 08:21:32 -0600
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT

Am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have never
met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to chose you
among the numerous internet users in the world, I cannot say why I have
chosen you but do not be worried for I come in peace and something very
positive is about to happen to your life right now and to the lives of
others through you if only you can carefully read and digest the message
below.

I am Mother Catherine J Ernest, 91 Years old woman and the wife of Late
Thompson, Ernest, 70, American who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th
of September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to
Geneva. Please see site
below.http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment but
before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our
lives to donate half of what we have worked for to the less privilege and
charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family members and close
friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive today to do
this with me and I am very weak and old now, hence I have decided to do
this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I.

Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several charity
homes and to some of the less privilege in different countries. Despite
the agreement between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived,
we also agreed to render support to an individual we have not meet before
in life due to the fact when we were still young in life we receive an
anonymous help from an individual we did not know and which we have not
being able to know till date, the impact we got from such gesture made us
to do same.

With help of my lawyer I deposited sum of $18 million to U.S.Bank
Washington and I plead on you to use $8 million only to support the less
privilege in any part of the world and use the rest $10 million your
yourself but remember that I have paid for ownership certificate and
Clearance Certificate Fee the only money you need to send to the bank is
$150.00 administrative charge.

Contact,Shailesh M. Kotwal,
Vice Chairman, Payment Services U.S.Bank,Des Moines,WA.
21401 Pacific Hwy S Des Moines,WA 98198-6074
E-mail: writus54@outlook.com

Ensure you reconfirm your address to avoid mistake, and don’t forget to
indicate how you which to receive the funds, bank transfer or ATM card
payment?

Your Home address:...................
Direct telephone number: .........................
Occupation:..........................
Copy of your ID card:...................

Yours Faithfully,
Mother Catherine J Ernest.

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