419 scam: US BANK FUND TRANSFER <garryanderson2012@gmail.com> RE INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH $32MILLION

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign remittance 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 next of kin scam.
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.
- fundtransfer91@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: US BANK FUND TRANSFER <garryanderson2012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsgeorge525@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 22:18:21 +0100
Subject: RE INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH $32MILLION

US BANK FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
800 Ni collect Mall,Minneapolis,Mn 55402
3-12-2016 DECEMBER
TEL: +1 507 3074227

We Are Acting on our capacity as the US Bank Foreign Remittance
Department U.S.A,Your inheritance fund has been approved by the United
State Government in conjunction with the United compensation
commission, due to the past transaction with some Africa's which
valued Thirty two Million United States Dollars (US32 Million), This
is to officially notify you that your overdue compensation
/inheritance fund has been approved to be release to you via foreign
remittance department of our Bank,

This is to inform you that after numerous meeting and deliberation
with executives board of directors,and management decide to know if
you instructed Mrs.Cynthia Edward to claim your fund,Mrs. Cynthia
Edward came to my office to let us know that you are dead,

(i) Did you authorize Mrs. Cynthia Edward to come for your claims?

(ii) Are you truly Dead OR Alive?

If(NO) you are hereby advice you as a matter of urgency to
reconfirm the details of this message within 48hours, hence your funds
shall be wired into her account without any more delay, please, do
confirm to this bank as a matter of urgency if this woman is from You
so that our bank will not be held responsible for wrongful payment or
unlawful divert ion of your overdue fund into a wrong account.Which
she claims to be your business partner, so if you are one that
instructed her bank needs your attention on this issue to enable us
release your Thirty two Million United States Dollars (US32
Million),to her without delay.

Meanwhile, you are advice to contact this bank immediately
reconfirming to us the following details for us to cross check and
process your payment,

( 1 ) YOUR FULL NAME ...........
( 2 ) CONTACT ADDRESS.............
( 3 ) PHONE NUMBER...........
( 4 ) OCCUPATION..............
( 5 ) DATE OF BIRTH..........
( 6 ) STATE AND COUNTRY........
( 7 ) OCCUPATION/ POSITION HELD:
( 8 ) COMPANY NAME:

It is important that you email me back so that I will table this
issue in the bank that you have replied to claim your fund. call me
immediately you receiver this mail TEL:+1 507 3074227 or email(
fundtransfer91@gmail.com )

TREAT AS URGENT.Get back to us as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully
Mr.GARRY ANDERSON
Direct Tel:+1 507 3074227
U.S.B.Corporation US Bank

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