419 scam: "WEMA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE"<info@usa.org> Re: FUND TRANSFER OF $5.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS/ DID YOU AUTHORIZE HER?

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- yurirobertsdesk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WEMA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yurirobertsdesk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 06:07:38 -0800
Subject: Re: FUND TRANSFER OF $5.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS/ DID YOU AUTHORIZE HER?

ATTN

Re: FUND TRANSFER OF $5.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER HAS BEEN APPROVED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) - DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE FUND TRANSFER. IN THE MEANTIME, A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE, SHE APPLIED FOR THE FUNDS TO BE RELEASED TO HER.

FIND HER PERSONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR YOUR RECONFIRMATION:

NAME: JANET WHITE

BANK NAME: WASHINGTON MUTUAL

BANK ADDRESS: 19507 INTERSTATE 45 SOUTH SPRING, TX 77388, USA

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 4212432927

ROUTING NUMBER: 111993776

KINDLY CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN WAS SENT BY YOU, SO THAT THE PAYING BANK WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG HANDS AND ACCOUNT.

THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE TRANSFER FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK AND THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL UNPAID FOREIGN FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER, IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE RECONFIRMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT 5 WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MRS. JANET WHITE.
My direct email address: yurirobertsdesk@gmail.com

Further directives will be given to you as soon as we receive your response as you have been billed to be among the beneficiaries that will receive their long over due payment in the first quarter of 2021.

BEST REGARDS,

MR . YURI ROBERTS.

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