419 scam: "USB OFFICE"<info@usbbank.com> USB Bank Payment

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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.
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.
- usbbankfile.001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "USB OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usbbankfile.001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 09:33:09 -0800
Subject: USB Bank Payment

Attention Dear

I am contacting you from USB Bank of London to inform you that We received 10.5million from from the World Bank under Federal Disaster Board account,offering assistance of (covid-19 economic injury disaster and your email address was among the list,

We need clear reconfirmation to enable us proceed with delivery of your ATM master cards
please reconfirm your details below to this office email address , usbbankfile.001@gmail.com

Your full name, ...............

You r address, ...............

Cell phone numbers, ...............

Possible your alternative email address...............

Thanks For Your Co-operation.We are here to serve you better

Accountant Rose Bell
USB Bank of London

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam