419 scam: "STANDARD CHARTERED"<jeremythom@earthlink.net> Urgent Attention Please,

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "scb.online@earthlink.net" (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: "STANDARD CHARTERED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scb.online@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:23:57 +0100
Subject: Urgent Attention Please,

RE: CHANGE OF ACCOUNT PARTICULARS ON YOUR BENEFICIARY FILE,

Esteemed Customer,

I hereby send to you the information submitted by Mrs. Diane Thill From Philadelphia, with an application to receive the payment of $2.5 million United States Dollars been your ATM Card payment which was we newly programmed to be transferred via Online Bank Transfer. Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this.

1. Did you instruct one Mrs. Diane Thill From Philadelphia, whose information's is below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any "Deed of Assignment" in her favor thereby making her the current beneficiary with the following account details: Account Name: Diane Thil, A/C #USD114-1025567-8, Bank Name:The Sovereign Bank, Philadelphia, Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mrs. Diane Thill to come forward for the claim of these funds and also reconfirm your personal information such as Full Name/Address/City/State/Zip Code/Home and Cell Phone Numbers as it appears in your payment file here.

We are very much aware that you are still in contact with some other office(s) and we hope you are fully ready to stop every communication with any other office(s) in order to enable us help you receive this fund. We wait to hear from you as soon as possible.

Mr. Larry Wood
Director of Foreign Operations
STANDARD CHARTERED
Tel: +1 (786) 485-5683
Email: scb.online@earthlink.net

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