419 scam: "Mr. Scott Brannan" <ashleyhoward026@gmail.com> You are to get back to us today.

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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:
- "required fee " (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. )
- "the required fees" (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. )
- "cost of transfer" (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. )
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Scott Brannan" <ashleyhoward026@gmail.com>
Reply-To: 0023323@naver.com
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:52:26 +0100
Subject: You are to get back to us today.

Capital Bank Financial
6000 Executive Blvd, Rockville,
Rd Annapolis MD 20852, USA

Dear esteemed customer.

I am Mr. Scott Brannan Capital; the Remittance Director Of Capital
Bank Financial, I have attached a form and my ID Card with this email,
download and review them and fill the form very well to add to your
knowledge and you return it immediately back to us then we can proceed
from there.

Please read this mail carefully and proceed to receive your funds
worth of $35,000,000.00 (Thirty five Million United State Dollars)
Payment, following this year' s (2020) review of the global financial
matters and just concluded investigations by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) in conjunction with the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA), We received an instruction from United States Secretary
of State Mr. Mike Pompeo to released and transferred your fund as soon
as you comply with our requirement, it is revealed that your name is
among the list of people who have not received any of their Funds and
victims who have lost a lot of money to scammers while trying to claim
their funds.

In view of the foregoing, a new payment of $35 Million has been
approved in your favour this morning by Secretary of State and it will
be credited into your bank account or ATM Visa Card will be delivered
to your home address depending on the choice which you wants to
receive your money, as soon as you wire the required Fees for Homeland
Security Transfer Permit Certificate and Cost of Transfer (COT).

The Management of the Capital Bank Financial Corporate Office wishes
to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Capital Bank
Financial with entire staff of the Secretary of State on the Wednesday
11th Day of March 2020, we deem it appropriate to intimate you that
your funds will be cancelled according to the record we got from our
Office due to your inability to complete the transaction and your
failure to meet up with a payment obligation.

The actual transfer of your funds $35M the Homeland Security Transfer
Permit Certificate / fund account activate and Cost of Transfer (COT)
fee is mandatory for any transfer of funds here in the USA involving
amounts above $1,000,000.00 (One million USD) the amount to be
transferred into your account is $35M and is far above $1 Million.
This is why the $100 fee is required and the fee cannot be deducted
from source in accordance with section 3 subsection 2(a) of the Huge
Funds Transfer Regulation Act HFTRA of 2001 promulgated by law after
the terrorist attack on our dear country.

Meanwhile, note that this is the only fees that you will bear the cost
and your approval funds of ( $35M will be transfer to you without any
further delays, We are doing Capital Bank Auditing for the year 2020,
we want your funds to be transferred into your nominated bank account
the same day we receive this fees from you, I urge you to treat as
matter of urgency and come up with the required fees of US$100 dollars
for Homeland security transfer Permit Certificate/ funds account
activate and Cost of Transfer (COT) and send it to Capital Bank
Cashier Office, so that we will deposit your Funds into your bank
account before closing for the day or ATM Visa Card will be delivered
to your home address depending on the choice which you wants to
receive your money, We are doing bank Auditing for the year 2020 and
all unclaimed fund will be cancel and send back to government
pro-part.

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us
immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list
of those transactions to be seized by the United States Government,
also be informed that we need only a Homeland Security Transfer Permit
Certificate / funds account activation and Cost of Transfer (COT) to
complete the wire transfer.

The fee to obtain the Certificate was reduced from $470 to $100 and no
other fee is involved.

You are required to send the fee of US$100 only through buying a Steam
Wallet Card or Google Play Card with the
sum of US$100. If we receive the gift card today, we will transfer
your funds $35,000,000.00 before we close the office today and the
funds will reflect 3 hours after the transfer. or ATM Visa Card will
be delivered to your home address depending on the choice which you
wants to receive your money.

We will send you all the transfer documents to enable you to start
making cash withdrawals from your account the same day the funds are
transferred, we have waited for so long and we cannot continue to
wait. In Response of these emails, you are required to re-confirm your
personal information below and get back to us ASAP.

1. Full Names :...
2. Delivery Address :...
3. Direct Cell Number :...
4. Country :...
5. Nationality :...
6. Sex/ Age :...
7. Marital Status :...
8. Occupation :...
9. A cope of your Passport :...

Meanwhile, a woman came to this bank a few days ago with a letter
claiming to be your true representative and she agreed to pay the
charges.

Here is her information below:

Bank name: U S BANK
Address: 1819 20th Street Ensley Birmingham, Alabama 35218
Account Holder Country: USA
Acct. name: Mrs. Annette Cang
Type: Checking
Account# 157697299897
Routing # 063100277

Failing to reply to this email and pay the required fee of $100
urgently we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said
Mrs. Annette Cang if we do not hear from you within the next 24 hours
from today, we are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in
transferring your fund must have caused you, I think I have given you
enough time to pay this fee.

Note: You are to get back to us today with the reconfirmation of your
Personal Data so that we can Attend it before we close for the day to
enable us get everything intact and update us exactly when you are
making the fee payment, do not disclose or let anybody know about your
fund transfer and you are advised to keep your Transfer Fund details
strictly to yourself and not share it with any individual or firm to
avoid confiscation of your.

FOR PERUSAL PURPOSES MY ID CARD IS ENCLOSED
Mr. Scott Brannan
Remittance Director
Capital Bank USA
All rights reserved.

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