419 scam: Lotus Bank Limited <ceotokunboa@gmail.com> FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

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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 certificate" (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. )
- "affidavit of claim" (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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347046228669 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- officepayment2018@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lotus Bank Limited <ceotokunboa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officepayment2018@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:01:17 -0800
Subject: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

Hello Fund Beneficiary,

Greeting to you again, Are you still Alive to receive your fund
transfer from Lotus Bank Limited?. Is this contract still valid? If so
get back to me as soon as possible. If you have not received your fund
to now.

There is a time for everything in life and it comes once in a
lifetime, among many people around the globe, few enjoy the benefits
of their inheritance knowingly or unknowingly whilst others funds go
into Government treasure account in the absence of contacting the true
beneficiary for the claim.

Do you send Mrs. Linda Williams to receive your compensation fund
transfer as your next of kin? He told us that you are on the sickbed
now that is why she wants to charge the information to her name. So
that he can claim the total sum of $25,500.000.00 Million United
States Dollars on behalf of you. I want to confirm with you. if you
are the one who sent her to contact.

What is your plan concerning your fund transfer to you now?

Should we remove your name from the paying list?

You should call me on this telephone no: +234-70-4622-8669 today,

Are you the owner of this email id/address that we have been
contacting you with?

Why do you abandon your fund transfer until this moment?

Do you want the Federal Government to claim your fund abandoned fund?

I have asked you for time without a number. HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE AT
YOUR HANDS NOW?

You should contact Mr. Vincent Brown,
The Manage of Lotus Bank Limited Paymaster General International
Foreign Remittance Payment.
Contact Email Address: officepayment2018@gmail.com
Corporate Customers In Nigeria And Other Countries.
CALL ME WITH THIS TELEPHONE NO: +234-70-4622-8669 TODAY,

Here is the name below again through RIA or World Remit, Western Union
money transfer, how to send the money today.

Receiving First Name:... DANIEL,

Last Name:...EMERENINI,

Country Address:... NO 7, AYODELE AMUSA STREET, PIPELINE IDIMU, NIGERIA,

City: ..........LAGOS,

Text Question:... IN GOD,

Answer:... WE TRUST,

Amount:.... $799USD,

Send to me the following info once you send the payment.

Sender's name:...
local like your country:...
MTCN REF Number

You should ask me to reconfirm the payment details where you can send
the $799usd today or tomorrow immediately. So that we can release your
fund transfer to you which is the sum of $25,500.000.00 Million United
States Dollars after we confirm the Affidavit of Claim Clearance
Certificate Document 2021 in your name.

Get back to me fast today.

Mr. Mattlwe B. Lew

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