419 scam: lightstar@gcn.ua URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

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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:
- "million 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.
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.
- morganstanleybank@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lightstar@gcn.ua
Reply-To: morganstanleybank@bk.ru
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:45:06 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

Are you alive or dead? We received several emails from one Mr.Ray Orion
who
narrated to us about the auto car accident you had 2 weeks ago. Ray
Orion
made us to understand that you are in hospital for treatment but there
is
no hope of your recovery.He stated that he is your business associates
and
your next of kin whom you have chosen and permitted to inherit all your
properties.He is contacting this office base on your contract
/Inheritance
payment fund valid USD six million,five thousand dollars ( $6,500,000.00
)only which is about to be pay to you.He requested that the payment
should
now be transfer into his own personal account as he stated below.

Bank Name: Houston Metropolitan Federal Credit Union
Bank Address: 608 E. Tidwell, Houston, Texas, 77022 U.S.A.
Bank Phone: 713-691-1100 & 713-600-0795
Account Name: Ray Orion
Account Number: 97006452
Routing Number: 313-083-646
International Swift Code: CCFDUS41

We request your confirmation before we can process this transfer to Ray
Orion Bank Account.This is to avoid releasing your money to wrong person
because Ray Orion is too eager and ready to follow every instruction to
have this money into his account.If you did not have auto accident and
you
did not permit Ray Orion to claim your money, kindly reply this message
with your full contact information so we can process the release of the
$6.5 million dollars to you.

Waiting to hear from you
Director Payment Department
reply this email morganstanleybank@bk.ru
Regards

Contact CEO OF Morgan Stanley bank
Director Dr.James P. Gorman

Email address:(

URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

Are you alive or dead? We received several emails from one Mr.Ray Orion
who
narrated to us about the auto car accident you had 2 weeks ago. Ray
Orion
made us to understand that you are in hospital for treatment but there
is
no hope of your recovery.He stated that he is your business associates
and
your next of kin whom you have chosen and permitted to inherit all your
properties.He is contacting this office base on your contract
/Inheritance
payment fund valid USD six million,five thousand dollars ( $6,500,000.00
)only which is about to be pay to you.He requested that the payment
should
now be transfer into his own personal account as he stated below.

Bank Name: Houston Metropolitan Federal Credit Union
Bank Address: 608 E. Tidwell, Houston, Texas, 77022 U.S.A.
Bank Phone: 713-691-1100 & 713-600-0795
Account Name: Ray Orion
Account Number: 97006452
Routing Number: 313-083-646
International Swift Code: CCFDUS41

We request your confirmation before we can process this transfer to Ray
Orion Bank Account.This is to avoid releasing your money to wrong person
because Ray Orion is too eager and ready to follow every instruction to
have this money into his account.If you did not have auto accident and
you
did not permit Ray Orion to claim your money, kindly reply this message
with your full contact information so we can process the release of the
$6.5 million dollars to you.

Waiting to hear from you
Director Payment Department
reply this email morganstanleybank@bk.ru
Regards

Contact CEO OF Morgan Stanley bank
Director Dr.James P. Gorman

Email address:(morganstanleybank@bk.ru)
Managing Director)
Managing Director.

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