419 scam: "Anne Stauffer Foundation"<annestauf@foundation.com> Claim Your Cheque

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- abnonlinebanking@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- funds transfer manager at the bank via this email: abnonlinebanking@europe.com ________________________________________________ abn amro (Europe; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anne Stauffer Foundation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bobbernarddept@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:12:47 +0100
Subject: Claim Your Cheque

Greetings to you,

I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have never met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to chose you amongst the numerous Internet users in the world, precisely I cannot say why I have chosen you but do not be worried for I come in peace and something very positive is about to happen to your life right now and to the lives of others through you if only you can carefully read and digest the message below.

Before I move further, permit me to give you a little of my biography, I am Mother Mrs. Anne Stauffer, 81 Years old woman and the wife of Late Dr. Stauffer, Peter, who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT 15:22 while they were flying from New York to Geneva. Please see site below for more information.

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and now that I am old and weak I have decided to spend the rest of my life in my Ranch before i finally leave the world, but before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to donate half of what we have worked for to the less privilege and charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family members and close friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive today to do this with me and I am very weak and old now, hence I have decided to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband.

Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several charity homes and to some of the less privilege in different countries.Despite the agreement between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived, we also agreed to render support to an individual we have not meet before in life due to the fact when we were still young in life we receive an anonymous help from an individual we did not know and which we have not being able to know till date, the impact we got from such gesture made us to do same.

I am sorry to inform you that you will never have the chance to know me because I have just concluded the assignment which my husband and I have agreed upon before his sudden death and you happened to be the beneficiary of our last WILL, hence I need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer.

I deposited a Cheque in the sum of $2,000,000.00 (Two Million USD) with ABN AMRO BANK NL four weeks ago to transfer to you, but i was very ill so i could not send you an email until today. for verification and payment. Now you are required to contact the bank your self by writing an application for the release of your funds to you. The application should be presented to them in the below format and sent by email to the Funds Transfer Manager at the bank via this email: abnonlinebanking@europe.com
________________________________________________

ABN AMRO BANK (NL)
Mr. Bob Bernard
(Funds Transfer Manager)
Tel: +31 (68) 417 9881.
Fax: +31 (20) 719 2233.
Email: abnonlinebanking@europe.com
Email: bobbernarddept@gmail.com

APPLICATION FOR MY CHEQUE. ($2,000,000.00).

I write in respect of the $2,000,000.00 that is deposited with your bank. I was directed to apply to you by (Mrs. Anne Stauffer) and I hereby file a claim for my funds.

I will be most grateful if you will furnish me with your procedure for the claims and transfer of my money to me.

I anticipate your kind and speedy response.

Yours faithfully,
_________________________________________________

Below is the deposit file Number: (YMKY15-SK29-1XQM) for your draft, you are to also present it to them for verification before transfer.Please, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay.Be also notified that I will no longer be reading my emails or surfing the Internet as I have retired completely from the outside world to my ranch, at this moment I have nothing to do with cars, emails and other luxuries, all further correspondence should be forwarded to the courier company for the delivery of your cheque to you.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Anne Stauffer

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