419 scam: brocken@heabb.com Very Important Information

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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:
- "infoauditors@contractor.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: brocken@heabb.com
Reply-To: infoauditors@contractor.net
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:31:17 -0700
Subject: Very Important Information

YOUR WITHHELD SEVEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE LACK OF DOCUMENTATION OF FUND HISTORY

Attention: Beneficiary

Good day. My name is Marcus Birley,I am here to help you,However, I am the official contractor, auditor of The Treasury Board of Canada . During the September 2024 financial audit, I came across your file. I have gone through your identification record and also the information gathered about you. I have verified a lot of things about you. It has come to the attention of our company, that you have the above mentioned funds to your name. Note that with the information we have here on you, the fund in your name was released from CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE(CIB),and the originator of the file from the bank is Mrs Barbara.
The said fund is in your name which has been placed on hold under the watch of the treasury, however, by the end of next month November 30th precisely the fund will be moved to treasury safe and will be used by the government.

As the beneficiary of the above said sum. That is why I am in touch with you, as the trusted and official contractor auditor of the Treasury, I have the power to amend the audit report in your favour, and send the fund to you. But you have to promise me one thing. You must keep this transaction to yourself. If you are ready to proceed, please get back to me as soon as possible to enable me to put things in place.

Below are my details to contact me.

infoauditors@contractor.net

Kind Regards
Marcus (Auditor)

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