419 scam: "Mr. Harold Wesley" <kperez@minmujeres.cdmx.gob.mx> RE

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Harold Wesley" <kperez@minmujeres.cdmx.gob.mx>
Reply-To: harold.wes6512@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 11:38:42 -0700
Subject: RE

CITIZENS BANK OF CANADA
COPORATE HEAD OFFICE
401-815 Hastings st w
Vancouver BC V6C 1B4 CANADA.
TEL:+1-310-596-3298
============================

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that a compensation payment in the amount of US$12,600,000.00 (Twelve Million six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been approved and deposited few days ago with our Bank, Citizens Bank Of Canada in your name by the foreign debts settlement/compensation committee of European Union and the Executive members of World Bank, and they instructed us to credit this fund direct to your private bank account with immediate effect.

Meanwhile, the good news about your fund now is that your compensation payment file with some of the legal documents backing this fund has been forwarded to the Canadian Ministry Of Finance and the United Nations for final approval, And we shall proceed with the transfer immediately we hear from you because we were mandated to transfer this fund to you as one of the beneficiary whom the name is listed in the World Bank foreign debts settlement/compensation payment file.

Kindly provide us the following information to enable us proceed with the transfer of the fund to your bank account.

Full Name....................
Home Address.................
Age/Occupation..............
Valid Phone number............
Country/State........
Any Of Your Identity Card........

Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.
Mr. Harold Wesley
Head Of Foregn Operation
CITIZEN BANK OF CANADA.
+1-310-596-3298

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