419 scam: "Mr Jay Clayton" <postmaster@ns396106.ip-94-23-7.eu> I Need Your Urgent Reply and Congratulations.

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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:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- jayclayton647@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Jay Clayton" <postmaster@ns396106.ip-94-23-7.eu>
Reply-To: jayclayton647@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:43:13 -0800
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Reply and Congratulations.

100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202 U.S.
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2022
Founded: 1928

Good Morning

I believed you have received this letter before.
On behalf of the entire staff of the Bank of America, The Management
of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in Charlotte
NC, wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the
Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America on the 9TH Day of
February 2022, we deem it appropriate to intimate you that your funds
will be transferred into Mrs. Annette Cang bank account of Treasury
bank account of the united state of America if you failed to send the
required fee, According to the record we got from our payment Office
due to your inability to complete the transaction and your failure to
meet up with a payment obligation. The actual transfer of your funds
US$36.5 Million into Mrs. Annette Cang account comes up next 5 days.
The United States Insurance Policy fee is mandatory for any transfer
of funds here in the USA involving amounts above $1,000,000.00 (One
million USD).The amount to be transferred into your account is US$36.5
Million and is far above $1 Million. This is why the $50 fee is
required and the fee cannot be deducted from source in accordance,

with section 3 subsection 2(a) of the Huge Funds Transfer Regulation
Act HFTRA of 2001 promulgated by law after the terrorist attack on
our dear country.
Meanwhile, note that this is the only fees that you will bear the
cost and your approval funds sum of US$36.5 Million (Thirty Six
Million
Five hundred thousand Dollars) will transfer to you without any
delays, and will are doing Auditing for the year 2019, so we want your
funds US$36.5 Million to be transferred into your nominated bank
account the same day we receive this fees from you. We are doing
banking Auditing for the year 2022, so we advise you to treat as
matter of urgency and try as much as possible you can to raise and
come up with the fees of $50 dollars for (Fund Legality Certificate
and Bulk Money Transfer Permit Certificate) and send it to Bank of
America Accountant Officer in USA as the funds origin/Cashier Office
within 72 hours you receive this email, so that we can transfer your
Funds into your bank account before closing for the day, We are doing
banking Auditing for the year 2022 and all unclaimed fund will be
cancel and send back to Mrs. Annette Cang account as true beneficiary
of this funds.

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us
immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list
of those transactions to be seized by the United States Government.
Also be informed that we need only a Fund Legality Certificate and
Bulk Money Transfer Permit Certificate to complete the wire transfer.
The fee to obtain the Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money
Transfer Permit Certificate was reduced from $400 to $50 and no other
fee is involved. You are required to send the fee of 50 by MONEY GRAM
to the Bank of America Accountant Officer/Cashier Office where your
transaction originated as stated below: send the payment via google
play card , iTunes card, Amazon card

If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds
US$36,500,000.00 (Thirty Six Million Five hundred thousand Dollars)
before we close office and the funds will reflect 3 hours after the
transfer. We will send you all the transfer documents to enable you
start making cash withdrawals from your account same day the funds are
transferred. We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to
wait.

Meanwhile, a woman came to this bank a few days ago with a letter
claiming to be your true representative and she agreed to pay
the-charges. Here is her information below.

Bank of America
2075 S. Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Acct. name: Mrs. Annette Cang
Type: Checking
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277

Failing to reply this email and pay the required fee of $50 urgently
we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs.
Annette Cang if we do not hear from you within the next 72 hours from
today. We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of
your fund must have caused you.

I need your urgent reply and congratulations.

NB: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS.

Mr Jay Clayton
Co-chief Operating Officer,
Bank of America Office North Carolina
contact E-mail: jayclayton647@gmail.com

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