419 scam: "MR, JAMES VON MOLTKE" <infolee@usa.org> ARE YOU REALLY DEAD OR ALIVE?

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "foreign payment 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 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.
- memofilesatlas2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR, JAMES VON MOLTKE" <infolee@usa.org>
Reply-To: memofilesatlas2@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:26:06 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU REALLY DEAD OR ALIVE?

FROM THE DESK OF: MR, JAMES VON MOLTKE
Deutsche Bank AG
21 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9DB
London, UK.
Phone:+44-7893-951121

Urgent Attention: Beneficiary,

I am MR, JAMES VON MOLTKE, The Chief Executive Managing Director of the Home Credit Deutsche Bank AG, NJ, UK. This morning an email was received by ONE Mr. Harry George who's Locations are: 82 Ave - 87 St. Edmonton. Alberta. T6C 0Y7. 144 Ave - 94 St. Edmonton. Alberta. saying that you are dead and that you died of the deadly virus Alzheimer's Brain Disease on the 30th of November,2023 at 2:15 pm in Tx Health UK Medical Center, and that he's your relative and your business partner and representative and that you sent him to claim your fund with this MR, JAMES VON MOLTKE in the total sum of £5,500,000( Five Million Five hundred Thousand British pounds sterling Only).

Below's the bank account information Mr. Harry George provided to us to wire the £5,500,000 British pounds sterling Only to with ultimate request...

BANK NAME: HARRY GEORGE
BANK: HSBC-CANADA,
Vancouver, CANADA,
ACCOUNT NO: 2984-0008-11
SWIFT CODE. BNDCCAMMXXX

Here comes the big question, ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE? Kindly respond to this email as soon as possible to enable us to know the real status of things before we proceed further in remitting the fund to the above named person's account.

If we do not hear from you within 72 working days, that means we will remit the fund to the above claimed person Mr. Harry George who's Locations are: 82 Ave - 87 St. Edmonton. Alberta. T6C 0Y7. 144 Ave - 94 St. Edmonton. Alberta., reply to my email(memofilesatlas2@gmail.com)

Yours Sincerely,

MR, JAMES VON MOLTKE
DB- Foreign Payment Department,Wire Transfer Service
21 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9DB
London, UK.

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