419 scam: SCOTIABANK <Support01@scotiabank.site> SCOTIABANK CANADA

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- brianporter.j@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SCOTIABANK <Support01@scotiabank.site>
Reply-To: Brianporter.j@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:32:03 +0100
Subject: SCOTIABANK CANADA

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Hello Dear Friend,

I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other. My
names are Brian J Porter, CEO of ScotiaBank here in Toronto, Canada.
I believe it is the wish of God for me to come across you now. I am having an
important business discussion I wish to share with you which I believe will
interest you, because you are going to benefit from it. One Late Mr. CHARLES
STEVENSON, had a fixed deposit with my bank in September 2016 for 36 calendar
months, valued at$34,600,000.00 (Thirty Four Million, Six Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) the due date for this deposit contract was the 16th of september
2018. Sadly, Mr. Charles(Late) was among the death victims in the July 20,
2018 Tornado in central Kentucky that killed numerous people and that was how
he met his end. My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew
about it because he was my friend and I was his account officer. Mr.Charles
did not mention any Next of Kin/ Heir when the account was opened, and he was
not married and no children. Last week my Bank Management requested that Mr.
Charles should give instructions on what to do about his funds, if its to
renew the contract. I knew this will happen since the Mr.Charles is no where
to be found to renew his contract with my bank.
You can check more about our bankthrough this links
below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotiabank

https://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/about/inside-scotiabank/executive-
management/brian-j-porter.html

Since then, I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because
of the threatening notice from the bank board of directors, if my Bank Board
of Directors happens to know that Mr.Charles is dead and do not have any Heir,
they will not hesitate to divert the funds to their personal selfish uses, I
don't want such to happen. That is why I contacted you and I am now seeking
your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/ Heir to the account, if we
can have a concrete agreement we will work on your last name through a legal
means and my bank head quarters will release the account to you. There is no
risk involved; the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of law according to my laid down
modalities. It is better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank
Directors to take it, they are rich already. I am not a greedy person, so I am
suggesting we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both parties, my share will
assist me to touch many dying lives.

As you let me know your mind on this, I still have more to write you on the
followup details in my reply as soon as I read from you. Please let this
Secret remain between the both of us only. Sorry if you may receive this
message in your spam, its for security reasons so my bank wont notice i
contacted you through the bank domain. Please reply through my personal mail:
Brianporter.j@gmail.com
Have a nice day and God bless.

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