419 scam: "Urgent Response Now ." <infolloydbanklondonnigeria@gmail.com> ATTN BENEFICIARY, VERY URGENT TRUTH OF THE MATTER ( ARE YOU DEAD OR<br> STILL ALIV

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Urgent Response Now ." <infolloydbanklondonnigeria@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bernsteinrobert1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:31:52 -0800
Subject: ATTN BENEFICIARY, VERY URGENT TRUTH OF THE MATTER ( ARE YOU DEAD OR
STILL ALIVE ? ) AND GET BACK NOW.

I am Robert Bernstein Director Foreign payment and also Financial
Consultant to international Monetary Fund [IMF].

This is to inform you that after our final meeting today with The IMF
and Committees on foreign contracts payments in conjunctions with
World bank Auditors and EU officials,which they resolved that you will
be among the 8 beneficiaries that will receive there over due
outstanding payment of $5.5million [ Five million Five hundred
thousand united states dollars ]only, to your designated bank account
without any delay in this weeks scheduled transfer.

More so, l want to let you know that there was a power submitted by
Mr Roy klamath for redirecting the payment to another account in
Canada which is The Hong Kong Shanghai Bank [ HSBC BANK ] Canada ,
A/c No - 6770124366 , A/c Name - Mr Ray Klamath. Please reconfirm your
bank details to avoid transferring to a wrong person.

You are required as matter of urgency to contact this office
immediately upon receipt of this message so that we can do the final
reconciliation and documentation together with vital genuine
certificates covering this payment so that no government authorities
in your country will question this funds.

Please stop further communications with those imposters and fraudulent
officials who have been deceiving you in the past thereby extorting
money from you without completing the process of this transfer.

NOTE - IF WE DON'T HEAR FROM YOU, WE SHALL EFFECT TRANSFER TO MR RAY
KLAMATH AS THE BENEFICIARY.

Awaiting your reply

Yours Faithfully
Robert Bernstein
DIRECTOR FOREIGN PAYMENTS

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