419 scam: "Mr. Bryan Anderson."<albertokp0009@gmail.com> Kindly reply to my private email:

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- unit2000office@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bryan Anderson." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unit2000office@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 09:06:33 -0700
Subject: Kindly reply to my private email:

Bank of America Financial Center
Washington, DC, United States
Address: 901 K St NW #101, Washington,
DC 20001, United States
Phone: +1 202-212-13397
Email: unit2000office@gmail.com
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Urgent Attention,

Warmest greetings to you in the name of the Lord, I hope you will grant my request in good fate and understanding. However, your information was given to me by a member of your country on my trip

to oversea on my bilateral conference meeting with senate members, I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership. I only pray that your address is still valid.

My Name is Mr. Bryan Anderson. I am the auditor and head of computer department in Bank of America Financial Center, located at Washington, DC,: Address: 901 K St NW #101, Washington, DC 20001,

United States. There is an account opened in this Bank in 2005 and since my inception into office on 2nd Jan 2013, I then found this account and when I investigated deeply by contacting the

assigned next of kin, I also found that the next of kin to this account was an Indonesia citizen who lived in London for over 65Years and nobody has operated on this account again after 2005.

I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this project. I contacted you independently

and no one is informed of this communication.

I took the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important transaction. In order to transfer out $55,000,000.00 (Fifty Five Million U.S Dollars) after going

through some old files in the record, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently,it will be forfeited for nothing and Bank of America Financial management might divert the funds to

their own accounts.

I have exclusive access to the account and his entire files, you will be made the beneficiary of these funds and sole executor to his estate. No one is aware of his money apart from me with proper

documentation; I can establish that you are the sole authorized beneficiary.

Please respond immediately, I will use my position and influence to effect the legal approval and onward transfer of this fund into your account with appropriate clearance from foreign payment

department.You will stand to get 40% while 60% will be for me. Kindly quote the reference (account) numbers above when responding to this mail.

I will wait to hear from you my good partner. Keep the flag frying. .

Kindly reply to my private email: (unit2000office@gmail.com)

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Bryan Anderson.

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