419 scam: Tracy Clarke ARE YOU AWARE?

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- 00carlos.sh@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tracy Clarke
Reply-To: 00carlos.sh@gmail.com
Date: 09 Aug 2022 12:18:55 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU AWARE?

Hello , thank you for your kind attention and time

My name is Tracy Clarke. I am the Regional CEO, Europe & Americas and CEO, Private Bank in standard chartered Bank, United States of America. I am responsible for the Corporate & Institutional Banking, Private and Retail Banking businesses in the US, Latin America, UK, Jersey, Germany, France, Nordics and Turkey.

I was researching on the internet and I discover that your last name coincidentally corresponds with the potentials I have in my business proposal. Therefore, I'm writing you to this effect, believing that this proposal will benefit both of us.

Your last name corresponds with the name of a customer from your country. He made a fixed deposit with my bank in December 2010 for 36 calendar months which is valued at $35,500,000.00 (THIRTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) The maturity of the said deposit was the 31st December 2013.

It has been long my bank heard from him.Recently,my bank management has requested that he should give instructions on either to renew or terminate his fixed deposit investment us.He was never heard of after the crisis in Singapore where he was unfortunately killed during the crisis on one of his numerous business trips.He was not married and had no child. My bank management is yet to know about his death.I was able to know about it because he was a very good friend to me though I am his account officer.

He did not mention any next of kin when the account was created.Therefore if my Bank management discovers his death,the $35,500,000.00 will immediately be converted to their personal use.But I would not allow that to happen.Now the deal is this.

I am now seeking your full co-operation to present you as next of kin to my late customer because you have the same last name with him.I only need your consent to this deal thereafter I will make my in-house arrangement here in our headquarters to fix your name as the legitimate next of kin to inherit the $35,500,000.00. Do not entertain any fear.There is no single risk involved.

This claim will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.I am not a greedy person but it's better we claim this money and share it equal,than allowing the Bank management to have it,they are rich already.My share can assist me to start my own company which has been my dream.please remember it should be a top secret between us. I will give you more details on how I plan to execute this claim as soon as I know that you are ready to cooperate with me.

Reply to my private e-mail ( 00carlos.sh@gmail.com )

Regards
Tracy Clarke
Regional CEO, Europe & Americas and CEO, Private Bank
E:Â 00carlos.sh@gmail.com
1 Madison Avenue, 3rd FloorÂ |Â NY 10036-3603, USA.
W:Â |Â www.sc.com/en/people/tracy-clarke

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