419 scam: "Mr. Peter F. Stanton"<wtboffice23333331@gmail.com> Thank you for banking with us...Yours In service.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter F. Stanton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wtboffice21@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 22:25:03 -0700
Subject: Thank you for banking with us...Yours In service.

WASHINGTON TRUST BANK (USA)
Address: 717 West Sprague Avenue Spokane,
WA USA
Contact Person: Mr. Peter F. Stanton,
Chairman and CEO
Washington Trust Bank,

Good news ....After our Conference meeting today with President of United States of America Joe Biden concerning your payment here in Washington D.C with United States Governments /Homeland Security/FBI/CIA and Legislatures concerning the Postponement of your Inheritance Contract payment of USD$200,000,000.00 the Presidency have Re- Approved your Inheritance Contract payment and he vows that your payment must be release to you this time without any more delay through the assistance of Mr President Joe Biden Government has acknowledged that your USD$200,000,000.00 should be released from our banks(WASHINGTON TRUST BANK)as we have received your USD$200,000,000.00 in your name now .....Again, we are ready to transfer your USD $200,000,000.00 now to your nominated account or by Atm card payment as you choose ....According to the instructions from the Presidency Joe Biden Governments PAYMENT OPTION (ONE) the Only thing this project will cost you is to Secure TRANSFER PERMIT C
ERTIFICATE(TPC) which wil
Thank you for banking with us...Yours In service.
Mr. Peter F. Stanton Chairman and CEO
Washington Trust Bank.
Phone: +1 509 237 7090
Address: 717 West Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA U.S.A

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