419 scam: mam mary mogan <sir.taylorbill@gmail.com> ATTENTION: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND!

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "international 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.
- sir.taylorbill@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mam mary mogan <sir.taylorbill@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <sir_taylorbill@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 12:38:18 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND!

FROM THE DESK OF:
DR. CLIFF SHEW
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TEL: +12899610826

ATTENTION: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND!

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR LONDON OFFICE BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE
FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN M/S SUSAN WHITE
CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH INFORMATION'S BELLOW:

NAME SUSAN WHITE
BANK NAME: CITY BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RE-CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS
WOMAN IS FROM YOU OR NOT, BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING YOUR INHERITANCE FUND INTO WRONG ACCOUNT
NAME, IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP. YOU ARE DEVICE TO FILL THE FORM
BELLOW AND SEND TO ME FOR VERIFICATION'S PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND
VALID US$13.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:........................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:......................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE..................... ....
4. FAX........................... .........
5. AGE........................... .........
6 .SEX:......................... ..........
7. YOUR OCCUPATION.................... ....
8. YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO TRANSFER INTO:
.............................. .............
.............................. .............
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS FORM FROM YOU, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL
NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE
FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED
THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER OF ALL THE
FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS, FOR THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE
YEAR. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE
SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN
WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS
FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU, MAKE SURE YOU SEND THE DETAILS OF YOUR
ACCOUNT CORRECTLY.

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION THROUGH THIS E-MAIL: SIR.TAYLORBILL@GMAIL.COM

CALL MY DIRECT LINE: +12899610826 FOR CONFORMATION.

BEST REGARDS,
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT UNION BANK OF BENIN PLC

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