419 scam: "Scottrade Bank's"<scottradeonline@wine.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Funds Owner.!

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- scottradeonline@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Scottrade Bank's" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scottradeonline@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2018 13:22:15 -0400
Subject: Dear Funds Owner.!

Dear Funds owner,

I'm Mr Tony Haynes, newly appointed Manager of a Scottrade Bank's branch ,ST.LOUIS,MO 63131-1834 . From last Thursday that I resumed working in this new position, I was made to review your pending transaction. On my desk is a completed report from the investigation of your online funds' transfer, which was purportedly cancelled by the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB). As it is on record here, the total amount of money to be transferred to you is Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$8,500,000.00). The record shows you were duly informed that the transaction would be cancelled, since you couldn't provide what was required. Contrary to what you were told way back then, the transaction wasn't cancelled outright; it was suspended by a court's injunction. Right now, Scottrade Financial Service has been given the mandate to complete the transaction with you. Do you want your funds' release concluded now?

Kindly contact me on scottradeonline@gmail.com

Committed to serving you,

Mr Tony Haynes.

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