419 scam: "Mr. Ademola Adebise." <benj89321@gmail.com> CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "wemabnk_plc.ng@fastservice.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "wemabnk_plc.ng@fastservice.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ademola Adebise." <benj89321@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wemabnk_plc.ng@fastservice.com
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 00:33:12 +0100
Subject: CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY

WEMA BANK PLC
Plot: 45 Lawrence Omole Cl,
Victoria Island 106104,
LAGOS NIGERIA

Email: wemabnk_plc.ng@fastservice.com

Attn: Fund Beneficiary

CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY
---------------------------------------

I hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. Richard Russell,
U.S.A of Atlanta Georgia group Ltd, with an application to receive
your payment on your behalf. Please as a matter of urgency, you are
required to verify the following information and inform us if you are
aware or know anything about this.

This morning Mr. Richard Russell, came to the office claiming that you
have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your behalf
with some representatives.
I have asked them to come back tomorrow as they did not provide any
power of attorney from you which will prove that you truly sent them,
This was to enable me to contact you to verify how genuine these
people are to you.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. Richard Russell, of USA Atlanta Georgia
group Ltd. whose information is below, to claim and receive the
payment on your behalf?
2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making
him the current beneficiary with the following account details?

Bank Name: Capital One 360
Bank Address: 307 Ave South
ST Cloud, MN. 56301
Account Name: Richard Russell
Account # CK36014030450
Swift code: N/A
Routing # 031176110
ID Account# 126-402-126.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office
with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr.
Richard Russell, to come for the claim of your fund worth of
$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United States Dollars), to enable us
endorse the final payment approval order on his behalf. Endeavor
to send your reply (wemabnk_plc.ng@fastservice.com) for urgent attention. We
shall be waiting for your urgent and prompt response.

Thanks,
Mr. Ademola Adebise.
DIRECTOR,
WEMA BANK PLC.

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