419 scam: "Robert Steven Kaplan" <robertsteven@yahoo.com> We are still waiting for your email.

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Steven Kaplan" <robertsteven@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Robert Steven Kaplan" <powerinthewords@yahoo.co.jp>,
powerinthewords@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 03:01:58 +0000
Subject: We are still waiting for your email.

Dear Beneficiary,

We wish to inform you that a power of attorney was forwarded to our office by two gentlemen regarding your unclaimed fund of $56 Million Dollar. One of them is an American citizen named Mr. Robert Porter and the other is Mr. Wilhelm Berg a Swedish citizen.We have be waiting for you to contact us since last year.

The document claims these gentlemen to be your authorized representatives, and the power of attorney states that you are already deceased. It further states that your death was due to lung cancer, with your date of death being January 27th, 2020.

They have now submitted a new account to replace the receiving account that was in the original claim of funds. These funds have remained unclaimed for quite some time and the need for resolution is pressing. Below is the new account they have submitted.

Account Name's : Robert Porter /Wilhelm Berg
Account: 5007-29 438 66
IBAN-nr: SE4150000000050072943866
Bic-kod: ESSESESS
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. (SEB :)
SWEDEN .

In the event that you are in fact still alive, we ask that you confirm your existence by responding to this email. You are to view this as a matter requiring immediate attention and response. We have 48 hr monitoring of all activities within Federal Reserve Bank.On this regard,you will be directed to any of our office center that you will go in person to sign the final papers,because we have our payment center in Europe,Asia,America and Canada.You will go to any of the office that you will be directed to with the copy of the documents of your fund.

We have contacted the bank in the Sweden asking them to wait for further directives from Federal Reserve Bank, prior to authorizing any withdrawals in any form. Our request is based entirely on our attempt to verify that you are in fact deceased, before money is wrongly disbursed.

Your in Service,

Robert Steven Kaplan
2200 N Pearl St, Dallas, TX 75201, United States

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