419 scam: "Sir. M. Sven Johnson" <heiko.wieben@foni.net> GET BACK TO ME

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir. M. Sven Johnson" <heiko.wieben@foni.net>
Reply-To: infosecuretrust05@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:46:13 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Bank Of New York Mellon
Wealth Management Office
1250 H Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, Dc 20005

Dear Sir/Madam,

How are you doing today? We wish to inform you that your fund ($USD10,500,000.00) Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars is in our Escrow account for onward transfer.

However, be informed that this account stated below was given to us by your Representative to make the transfer and the account is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) United Stats of America. Kindly confirm if the account below belongs to you and okay for the transfer.

BANK NAME: SUNTRUST/M.& FARMERS BANK
ADDRESS: 36 HIGHWAY 72 E,
COMMER,GA.30629 U.S.A
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5708000004/528273
ROUTING NUMBER: 061000104
ACCOUNT NAME: KENNETH A. PETTAY

Please confirm to us immediately without any delay.

Finally, we confirmed your new Payment Approval No-PUN5685P, United States Clearance No-WH44CV, Fund Allocation No-P674632, Certificate of Merit Payment No-2014/103, UNReleased Code No-00763, Immediate JP Telex confirmation No-BNYM/0114433 and your Secret Code No-USA/010TN014 for the onward.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Faithfully Yours,
Sir. M. Sven Johnson
Bank Of New York Mellon
Wealth Management Office
1250 H Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, Dc 20005
Tell: (203) 651-8486

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