419 scam: "WELLS FARGO BANK"<test2@gov.ru> REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$15M)

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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:
- "clearance document" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- "offshore account" (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.
- bowdenbarba@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WELLS FARGO BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fargo.wels@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:17:30 -0800
Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$15M)

WELLS FARGO BANK
Address: 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20006, United States

Welcome to Wells Fargo Bank Operation Unit

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$15M)

Dear Valued Customer? This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund. After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The United States Department of the Treasury in conjunction with the U.S Homeland Security Investigations Department, Forwarded and contacted us to see to your immediate payment of the sum of US$15,000,000.00 from their Offshore Account with us.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your fund (US$15,000,000.00), which has been delayed. Which has been the handiwork of some miscreant elements from Nigeria We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria as you have met up with the whole requirements, your representatives in Nigeria will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance Form/Receipt and U.s Transfer Permits Clearance Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here as the U.S Government have paid us for handling/processing of your payment with other customers. We will help you to see that you obtain the Non-Residential Clearance form so that our bank will affect immediate transfer of your Inheritance fund sum of (US$15,000,000.00) into your designated bank account. If you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your account within five Bank working days from the day you obtain your Non-Residential Clearance form. Please note that the requested U.s Transfer Permits Clearance Document is urgently needed for the facilitation of the transfer of US$15,000,000.00 into your designated bank account.

Do not go through anybody again if it is not our agent (Attorney Barbara Bowden) for your Non-Resident Clearance Form/Receipt and U.s Transfer Permits Clearance Form/Receipt if you really want your fund to be wire into your designated Bank Account urgently without any delay and the contact details Listed bellow, Contact her with your info bellow

Contact Name: Attorney Barbara Bowden, Law Offices Of Barbara Bowden
Contact Email: bowdenbarba@gmail.com
Contact Tel Phone: +1716 589 0200 Add her on whatsapp for immediate communication

1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Occupation:
5. Sex:
6. Age:
7. Nationality:
8. Present Country:
9. Next Kin: :
10.International passport:

send text messages sms to her phone immediately you receive this letter, please treat this matter as extremely urgent and respond back as soon as possible,

contact her if you really want your fund to be wire into your designated Bank Account urgently without any delay, As soon as we receive this (U.s Transfer Permits Clearance Form/Receipt) from her we shall commence with the crediting/Remittance exercise.

Thanks
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Charles W. Scharf
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
of Wells Fargo Bank.

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