419 scam: "Mr. Mark Mason" <johnleeimfoffice@gmail.com> Did You Instruct One Mr. Williams T. Kehoe To Claim Your $5,700,000?

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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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- citibnkonline0000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mark Mason" <johnleeimfoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: citibnkonline0000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:18:09 -0700
Subject: Did You Instruct One Mr. Williams T. Kehoe To Claim Your $5,700,000?

*The Citibank Group*
*153 East 53rd Street 16/ F, Zone*
*19 New York, NY 10022 U.S.A.*
*24 Hours Of Service*
*From The Desk Of Mr. Mark Mason*
*Group Managing Director and Chief Accountant Officer,*
*Citibank Group USA.*

*Did You Instruct One Mr. Williams T. Kehoe To Claim Your $5,700,000?*

*In our office today, was the presence of One Mr. Williams T. Kehoe of 1200
Fitch Way, Sacramento, Ca. 95864 filing application contrary to your
approved pending fund, The above-mentioned person visited this Office
yesterday at about 10:45 am with a power of attorney given in his favor by
your good self, granting him the benefit to process and claim your
inheritance/compensation fund valued at $5,700,000.00(Five Million Seven
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) for personal reasons.He
further stated that the online account should be Terminated while the fund
should be wired to his Bank account with this bank details below.Bank Of
America Account name: Williams T. KehoeAccount Number 129085764Routing
Number 121000358*
*Bank Address:* *1515 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818 US*

*Our office has asked Mr.Williams T. Kehoe to return back to the Bank
within 42hours to enable us to have a personal confirmation from you being
hitherto the beneficiary.1.) Did you instruct one Mr. Williams T. Kehoe
of 1200 Fitch Way, Sacramento, Ca? 95864, to claim and receive the payment
on your behalf?(2.) Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor
thereby making him the current beneficiary/Next of Kin?We are sorry to have
delayed your instruction in giving out this fund since we must adhere to
the procedures of this honorable Organization by making sure this request
is verified and confirmed by the beneficiary and his existing attorney.As a
matter of fact, you are advised to Deal and Communicate only with * *Mr.
Mark Mason**, Group Managing Director, and Chief Accountant
Officer/Director International Remittance for the immediate release of your
contract/inheritance/Award-Winning claim.*

*Your confirmation of the above email will be appreciated. We look forward
to hearing from you soon via this email (citibnkonline0000@yahoo.com
<https://mail.google.com/mail/u/7/h/7jkx8xy3932b/?&cs=wh&vto=michaelcorbat_citibannk1960@outlook.com>)*

*Yours Faithfully,*

*Mr. Mark Mason*
*Group Managing Director and Chief Accountant Officer,*
*Citibank Group USA.*

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