419 scam: "Mr. Rick Ruzzi" <maryokon4@gmail.com> Your Outstanding Payment Notification

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- us.bank2565@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Rick Ruzzi" <maryokon4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usbank25@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:17:00 +0000
Subject: Your Outstanding Payment Notification

U.S. Bank
1317 Lombardi Access Rd, Green Bay, WI 54304, USA

Good Day.

This is to inform you that the U.S Government has instructed us to remit
the sum of $5. Million US dollar into your account, the reason for this is
because your name was among the scam victims that lost a lot of money to
African and European Fraudsters, you are hereby advised to without delay
stop all you have going on between you and anybody on internet because you
will end up at nothing, hence, there are two options to receive your funds.

(1) By Bank to Bank Wire Transfer
(2) By Atm Card.

We are waiting your immediate response with your information to enable this
bank proceeds immediately with the transfer of your fund and serve you
better.

Full Name....................
Home Address...........
Age/Occupation..............
Valid Phone number............
Your Country........
Any Of Your Identity Card........

Do not send money up front fee to anyone from Europe or African again for
whatsoever reason. The US bank will immediately remit your account once I
reconfirm your banking details.

Respond to this e-mail on (us.bank2565@aol.com ) with immediate effect

Congratulations.

Mr. Rick Ruzzi
Executive Region Manager
USBANK.

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