419 scam: "Bureau Center" <service@bbktextiles.com> Happy Holidays Season

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bureau Center" <service@bbktextiles.com>
Reply-To: serviceproviders2020@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2021 12:41:05 +0800
Subject: Happy Holidays Season

Special Agent In Charge Ben Benson
Federal Bureau of Investigation

477 Michigan Avenue, Fl 26
Detroit, Michigan 48226
(313)300-0000

Attn:

We wish to let you know that we have informed the officials of the Bank of America on the credit of the sum amounting to $18,500,000,00 belonging to your late client Rachel Anderson and they have informed us that once they are inreceipt of the requested fee from you ,the sum will be credited into any given account .

We further wish to let you know that no time will be given to you as you are requested to complete this transfer before Friday.

The International clamp down on Terrorist and it's funding has forced the FBI to require that you complete this transfer before Frday as the managament of Bank of America has accepted that nothing else will stop the transfer once the fee is paid .

This is the only payment concerning this transfer and the management of the Bank of America has also agreed with us that there is no more problem as the sum would be credited into your client's account 2hours after we receive the payment without any further delay .

You are expected to get back to us within the next 24hrs so that we will give the payment information on who you will send the $14,300 to and forward the payment details to us once you are done .

Thanks for your co-operation

Yours Faithfully
Special Agent in Charge
Ben Benson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
477 Michigan Avenue, Fl26
Detroit Michigan 48226

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