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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Chief Executive Officer <cocacolapromo1111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: suntrustbankofficereport@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 06:21:59 -0700
Subject: TRANSFER NOTICE OF US$6,500,000.00 USD

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SUN TRUST BANK LIMITED
1 Oladele Olashore Street, off Sanusi Fafunwa
Street, Victoria Island 101241, Lagos.
Telephone: +234 802 681 2358
Telephone: +234 818 110 5473
Welcome to Sun Trust Bank Operation Unit.





Dear Value Customer,

TRANSFER NOTICE OF US$6,500,000.00 USD

This is to bring to your notice from the Sun Trust Bank Remittance
Department that your outstanding contractual payment which was suspended by
the Federal government there by stopping the TELEX TRANSFER DEPARTMENT to
pause the transfer of your contract fund to your nominated bank account. As
a result of this development verification conducted by the Finance Ministry
in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel on your contract case file
has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations. In view of
several efforts already made by us to contact you for the following reasons
based on the new account submitted to this office on your behalf:

(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit from Mr.RAINER
HESSE of Germany to re-route your payment into a new bank account number as
stated VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA
23220. Account number 32501. of Mr. RAINER HESSE.The sum of $6.5 Million
US Dollars (Six Million Five Hundred thousand US Dollars)

(2) Please, confirm to our office if you have instructed Mr. RAINER HESSE
of GERMANY to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that
he receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) It have come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized
individuals with respect to your contract payment but unfortunately this
office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and warned that it is at
your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. RAINER HESSE to change
your banking particulars to the following particulars stated below: VACAP
Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA 23220. Account
number 3250163.

Also re-confirm your Contract Number, Contract Amount, Private Telephone
and Fax number, your e-mail address, Office or home address so that we can
cross-check it with our file records.

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspected
that Mr. RAINER HESSE is trying to divert your money through the sworn
affidavit into a new different bank account. You are advised to get back
to this office within 7days from today.



Best Regards,

Mr. Ayo Babatunde,
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,
Sun Trust Bank Limited.
Telephone:+234 802 681 2358

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