419 scam: "Mr.Briam Thomas" <donechrist11@gmail.com> From Cross Keys Bank USA.

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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.
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Briam Thomas" <donechrist11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thomasbriam877@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 11:03:38 +0100
Subject: From Cross Keys Bank USA.

From Cross Keys Bank USA.
Contact Person: Mr.larry williams,
Accountant Officer (Cross Keys Bank)
Cross Keys Bank 307 Plank Rd. Saint Joseph,
Louisiana 71366 United States of America

Blessed Day,

I believe this will be a good news to you, We done a board of directors
meeting today in this Bank hall and our Director general has signed the release
of your $7.5Millions to you this week as it was approved.

What it will cost you now to get your funds release to you is $50
iTunes card and If you send this iTunes card of $50 this morning, you
will get your funds tomorrow.

This is last opportunity you have to claim your winning funds and what it will
cost you now are just iTunes card of $50.

Have a great day.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Briam Thomas,
Chair Of the Cross Keys Bank USA.
Co-chief Operating Officer,
Cross Keys BankÂ®
Corporate Office, NY
Federal Cross Keys Bank USA, N.A. Member FDIC

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