419 scam: "Peter David"<info@4112211.ru> YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL IS READY

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
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: "Peter David" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peterdavid9000@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2023 21:02:41 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL IS READY

Attention

YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL IS READY

I am writing to inform you that your fund is ready for payment, as approved by the Bank this time, I wish to confirm from you if Mr. Gary Raymond who is in our office for the same reason, has your mandate to receive your fund on your behalf as he stated that you are ill and hospitalized, as he is claiming with written evidence signed by you.

For your information, Mr. Gary Raymond is from Houston Texas, U.S.A. Because this office will not be liable to any wrong payment, kindly note that upon your confirmation of his mandate and authorization, we shall have no other option than to pay the funds into the following bank account details, as submitted by Mr. Gary Raymond;

Citizens Bank Of East Tennessee,

51 E Jackson St, Cookeville, TN 38501

Account Number: 705383140

Routing Number; 064202967.

Swift Code: CBE05G320R

Beneficiary Name: Gary H RAYMOND

Kindly update this office if you authorized him to claim your fund on your behalf. We will inform you on your response on how you will receive your payment if you did not authorize him to claim your fund but if you are the one who authorized him then return this mail with the copy of the Power Of Attorney (POA) to enable us release the fund to him.

As soon as we hear from you that you did not authorize him then our International Remittance Dept will contact you for the transfer Note and 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.

NB YOU ARE TO STOP COMMUNICATING WITH ANYONE ELSE BUT ME FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR FUNDS

Kindly fill this information to confirm your profile so that i can send it to the bank to process your payment

1. Full Name

2. Contact Address:

3. Country:

4. Age:

5. Phone:

6. Occupation:

Yours Faithfully

Peter David

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