419 scam: Chief Financial Officer <dezamics.tibor@eszterhaza.hu> Final Notice

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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)
- "foreign 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.
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.
- +447418366477
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.
- unitcontrolexc@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Chief Financial Officer <dezamics.tibor@eszterhaza.hu>
Reply-To: "xchgunit@gmail.com" <xchgunit@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 07:16:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Final Notice

Ref No: FSC/CP02/PY8

Good Morning,
We are not sure you received our previous message but once again we wish to use this medium to officially congratulate and inform you that you have been selected to receive a financial compensation amount of
US$12,500,000.00 with Ref No. FSC/CP02/PY8.

For details to immediately receive your US$12,500,000.00, kindly send your respond directly by email, to our payment director, using the below contact information:

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC.
Contact Person: Richard Bolingbroke
Foreign Remittance Department
Email: unitcontrolexc@aol.com
Telephone number: +44 741 836 6477

PLEASE NOTE: For prompt attention, all correspondence should directly be sent to Mrs. Caroline Morgan directly by email and must have the above stated reference number: FSC/CP02/PY8, sent along with your
telephone number for quick easy communication.

Yours Sincerely,
Financial Services,
Tel:+1 9172682084

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This message and any attachment are confidential and are legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. Please note that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of or reliance upon the information contained in and transmitted with this e-mail by or to anyone other than the recipient designated above by the sender is unauthorised and strictly prohibited.

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