419 scam: "Customer Service" <info@candeias.ba.gov.br> Re: Payment Notification

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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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Customer Service" <info@candeias.ba.gov.br>
Reply-To: payaccess@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 20:22:49 +0200
Subject: Re: Payment Notification

Letter to family of deceased ,
Attention Sir/Ma
I wish to draw your attention to the above contract unclaimed funds, which=
have already been programmed for immediate transfer through Bank to Bank w=
ire transfer.
Your outstanding payment sum of $10.3 Million dollars files has been Deposi=
ted into Escrow Online Account Bank of America (Los Angeles Ca) U.S.A fo=
r immediate attention. In a nutshell, Mr.Charles Bloom will assist you to =
ensure that you receive details regards the proceeding on how to claim you=
r fund through , Bank of America Los Angeles Ca,Escrow Department, therefo=
re contacts him through the below information:
Charles Bloom private email: charles.90@aliyun.com
Meanwhile, a surprising message was addressed to my office by Mr. Walter t=
his morning who confirmed that you are dead, that you died last week of COV=
D-19, He also submitted his account information to this department requesti=
ng the transfer of the funds to him as your Successor.
I do not believe the story because an attempt has been made several times =
to divert the funds since approved for payment into another account but I a=
lways decline to append my signature hence this message to you.
However, kindly reconfirm below information for clarification if you are a=
live.
Complete Home/Residential address
1) Full Name------------------
2) Private phone number--------------
3) Age-----------------
4) Country------------------
5) Occupation-------------------
Your international passport/driver's License Photo Copy (Attached )
Yours sincerely
Williams White

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