419 scam: "Mr. Robert Hoak"<vwinkler@brrsd.k12.nj.us> Urgent Attention 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:
- ",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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Hoak" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <white.ambass@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 15:35:46 -0700
Subject: Urgent Attention Beneficiary..

Attn:

My name is Mr. Robert Hoak. I am the Regional President of TD Bank in South Carolina. I write to inform you about the $2,500,000.00 ( Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) social palliative care from the World Bank approved to your email address through my Bank.

Your payment was approved through my Bank and I just discovered that the money has not been paid to you and nobody from my Bank has ever contacted you about it. I would therefore like you to provide your details as listed below,

Your Name: ?

Your Address:?

Your Phone Number: ?

Also choose between the two options, how you wish to receive the funds. (1) Bank transfer directly into your account. ( 2 ) Cash delivery to your address through a Diplomatic Courier Agent.

This is to enable my Bank to process the payment to you at once.

Thanks,

Mr. Robert Hoak.

Regional President, TD Bank,

South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina.

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