419 scam: customer service <greatfile2021@gmail.com> US Bank Plc

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: customer service <greatfile2021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: servservice37@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 07:09:23 -0700
Subject: US Bank Plc

US Bank Plc
324 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480,
SWIFT (US): USBKUS44XXX
Founded: United States of America
Hours: OpeAn 24 Hours

For Your Information

This is to inform you that a compensation payment in the amount of
US$5,000,000.00, (Five Million United State Dollars) was legally
approved and just deposited with our Bank, US Bank Plc Branch Office
here in324 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, FL United State, and it was
deposited in your favour by the Foreign Debts Settlement/Compensation
Committee Of The Executive Directors Of World Bank Group In
Conjunction With The European Union Board Of Directors, and they
instructed this bank to credit the fund direct to your private bank
account with immediate effect, meanwhile, the good news about your
fund is that your compensation payment file with some of the legal
documents backing this fund has been forwarded to the United State
Department of State and the United Nations for final Approval and we
shall proceed with the transfer immediately we hear from you because
we were mandated to transfer this fund to you as one of the
beneficiary whose name is listed in the World Bank foreign debts
Settlement.

However, Please note that US Bank have decided and agreed together
to send this payment to you by either bank wire transfer or by online
bank transfer services depending the option you would prefer to
receive this fund for security purpose, so you are therefore advised
to quickly get back to the management of this bank and let us know the
option you choose to have your fund credited into your account to
enable us proceed with the claim process of your fund.

We await your immediate response with your information below to enable
this bank proceed immediately with the transfer of your fund as we
were directed.

Full Name....................
Home Address.................
Age And Occupation..............
Valid Phone number............
State And Country........
Any Of Your Identity Card........

Your utmost response is needed to proceed with your payment. We are
looking forward to hear from you.

Thank you for choosing US Bank.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Rick Ruzzi
Executive Region Manager

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