419 scam: "William H. Rogers" <shehugaye2@gmail.com> FUND TRANSFER

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

Fraud email example:

From: "William H. Rogers" <shehugaye2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamrogersjr568@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:14:33 +0100
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

Head of International Operations,
Sun Trust Bank - USA
Address: N Street NE Washington,
DC 20002 USA.

Date: 17th February, 2022

Dear Beneficiary
With all due respect,

This particular letter is strictly confidential and only for your perusal.

Based on your inability to complete your claim from your previous
transactions, we have been officially appointed by World Bank -
Switzerland to release the already ear-marked (assigned) sum of
(US$10,500,000.00) to you as a form of settlement of debt. Officially,
you are the true beneficiary to the stated sum. The US Treasury
Department and the Securities/Exchange Commission are collectively
ready to APPROVE and ORDER for the immediate swift wire transfer of
your due funds via Telegraphic Transfer/Telex Transfer (Swift).

Based on this fact, we are ready to affect the onward remittance of
your due fund but your partner/representative (Mr. Donald Parker) from
Georgia has advised us to transfer your fund into his own personal
bank account. The mentioned person (Mr. Donald Parker) said that you
authorized him to help you collect your due fund from this bank. And
he is ready to pay a transfer fee of $750 to get this done. And we
receive an alert that a fake scammer has extorted some money from you
already, please we advise you to stop any further communication with
them.

Please confirm to us if we should release your fund to your
partner/representative (Mr. Donald Parker). We hereby anticipate your
your urgent response.

Sealed,
Mr. William H. Rogers, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Sun Trust Bank - USA
(Privacy Policy, Terms, Satisfaction and Banking Accuracy).

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