419 scam: "Mr.Vincent Robert" <usembassy20013@gmail.com> Attention and Greetings:

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Vincent Robert" <usembassy20013@gmail.com>
Reply-To: newli3010@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:18:21 +0100
Subject: Attention and Greetings:

Attention and Greetings:

I am Mr. Robert Vincent, The Chair person in charge of US Department
of the Treasury, International wire transfers of United States.

I want to inform you that your Payment File was brought to my desk
today to Cancel because the Western Union Money Transfer director &
management of the International

Monitory Funds (IMF) have declared to divert your fund to the
government treasury account just because you can not pay the signed
wire transfer fee. In reasoning

wisely to this complain I told them to wait until I hear from you
today so that I will know the reason why you decide to rejected such
amount of money USD$4.950.000.00

which is your rightful & legal overdue inheritance payment just
because of signed wire transfer fee.

The reason why I sent this massage to you is because its your sweat
and for this reason you still have this last chance to claim your fund
if you can send USD$55.00

today because I have already arranged your wires ready for its daily
wires to you but failing to do this, I will allow them to have power
over your fund and am very

sorry if you failed as this is the last chance.

Therefore, send the USD $55.00 immediately you receive this massage
now and email your full name and address to me if you want your
USD$4.950.000.00 be send to you by

western union money transfer but the maximum amount officially allow
for it per a day wire to you is USD$4,500 per day until you receive
your complete US$4.950.000.00

from here.

The second option is for you to send me the full details of your bank
account if you want your fund be fully transfer to you by direct bank
to bank wire transfer to

your account at once. After you have sent the $55.00 and email me the
mtcn numbers, you are to indicate your wish to receive your funds as i
have stated above and the

funds will be release to you without any hitch.

Here is the RIA information in name of the accountant to avoid delay
in receiving your fund and remember that I have done my best for you
and I will make sure that

your wire transfer will begin releasing to you from the moment you
sent this $55.00.

Send the $55.00 now and send me email with the RIA Copy of the
transfer slip or the MTCN numbers here immediately you send it to,

Receivers Name:........Kofi Ayi
COUNTRY :... Nigeria
City : .......Lagos
Test Question:.. God is?
Answer :.. Good.
Amount to send: ...$55
SEND MTCN NUMBER....
Sender's name.......

Send it and Attached us the ria copy of the transfer payment slip or
the MTCN for easy collection and you will confirm your funds today. We
are waiting for your reply

with the Attached of the transfer slipor MTCN of the $55 usd
immediately after you send it today. OK

Thanks.
Mr.Vincent Robert
US Department of the Treasury, International Wire transfers United States.

Cancellation Of Your Inheritance Fund Transfer of $4.950.000.00 To You Today.

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