419 scam: US Bank <skybankplc011@gmail.com> 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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "international remittance 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: US Bank <skybankplc011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usbank@fincen-usgovt.com
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:10:21 -0500
Subject: Payment notification

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International Remittance Department
Office of the chief credit officer of the U.S. Bank
800 Nicollet Mall Fl 2, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attn: Compensation payment beneficiary,

We received information from a lawyer who claimed to be your family
representative stating that you have died of Covid-19 and have
requested that your compensation fund of $ 5,500,000.00 (Five Million,
Five Hundred Thousand dollar only) be transferred to her personal
account on behalf of your family. This email is intended to confirm if
you are truly dead, you are mandated to respond to this message within
72 hours if this statement is false. Please contact us if this
information is false so that we can suspend the transaction and notify
you of further procedures.

Thanks

Mr Mark Runkel
Chief credit officer of the U.S. Bank

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam