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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "USBANK PLC NEVADA Cc Y.MARCBELTON@USBANK.COM Cc" <marcbelton@ymail.com>
Reply-To: "USBANK PLC NEVADA Cc Y.MARCBELTON@USBANK.COM Cc" <i.us.bank7@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:05:38 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Re: Are you aware of this?

Haven ascertained from our investigation that you never asked Mr Paul Johnson, Mr David Anderson to use your name/your complete contact information to Trandsfer out the Sum of $39.9Million into a Pakistani Bank Account in the name of Gerald Richard Benson as shown bellow early this Year. USBank Office in Nevada USA would want to directly hear from you, if you ever asked Gerald Richard Benson again to further transfer the $3.9M the initially kept for you as a compensation because they earlier used your names/information to transfer the first $39.9Million early this Year from Haiti to the USBank Plc Nevada.
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National Bank of Pakistan
Distt Courts Branch Kotli, AK, Pakistan.
Bank Account; 10490111210
Swift code: NBPHBKOCC
A/C OWNER: Gerald Richard Benson

Gerald Richard Benson
Address: Haroon-ur-Rashid qureshi 12/b  housing scheme (Pakistan)
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Their actions was stopped because they have refused to show any tangible evidence showing that you instruted them to clear/claim your $3.9Million compensation Fund's already documented Officially/Legally in your names/Address.

Since Usbank would not want to be held liable after the Fund's Transfer mistake.
Pursuant to this development, USBank Office Nevada therefore advised, you only send us a short "YES" or "NO" reply back message, to enable USBank Officially send you your names & your company's information as was used as well as advise you on how you would go about your $3.9Million compensation Fund's claim's.

Yours truly
Marc Y. Belton.
Independent Director US-BANK PLc Nevada USA.
2300 W. Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102
Bank Unique Number: 364848.
Email:  Y.MARCBELTON@USBANK.COM {This very Official email is coded for Bank anti virus security check}
Email:  i1i.usbank@ymail.com {First reply back to me via this very alternative email}.
:+1-702-413-9170.
www.usbank.com
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117565&p=irol-govcommcomp#bio
U.S. BANCORP made the following annotations

Also: The Executive Vice President,
Global Strategy, Growth and Marketing Innovation
Company: General Mills, Inc
www.generalmills.com/Company/Leadership/Y_Marc_Belton.aspx

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