419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?BMW=C2=AE_MOTORRAD?= <ahmadusman49ss@gmail.com> CAREFULLY READ THIS LETTER

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- kelvin_tranv@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?BMW=C2=AE_MOTORRAD?= <ahmadusman49ss@gmail.com>
Reply-To: henrynord30@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:01:51 +0800
Subject: CAREFULLY READ THIS LETTER

Dear Friend,

My name is Kelvin Tran. I am Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, TD Bank Group. I oversee Finance,

I am the Chief Accountant's Department, Investor Relations, Enterprise
Strategy and Global Tax. I have been with TD Bank

For more than 20 years. I have held Various progressively senior roles and
most recently serving as Head, Enterprise Finance.

Prior to this, I am the Chief Financial head, TD Bank, America's Most
Convenient BankÂ® (AMCB), Chief Accountant, SVP for

Treasury and Balance Sheet Management, Chief Financial Officer for TD
Securities, and Chief Auditor.

I Solicit Your Cooperation To Discuss Some Personal Financial Business
Worth $370Million. I Believe This Will Benefit Us Both.

It Is a Life Time Success Plan As I Hope We Can Use The Opportunity To Our
Benefit. I Plan To Use My Share of The Funds for

my Retirement plan and other Business I have Nurtured. If you Would be well
Disposed to spare me your time so we can go

over this Together. Do not Hesitate to revert back to me if only you are
Interested in doing Business. I will divulge the details

with you for better understanding. You can message me directly in my email
here (kelvin_tranv@aol.com). Please include your

Direct Telephone Number, Thanks.

Yours Truly

Kelvin Tran

Anti-fraud resources:

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