419 scam: Robert uphold <bgyan.95959595@gmail.com> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

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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)
- "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 next of kin scam.
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.
- robert_uphold@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Robert uphold <bgyan.95959595@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robert_uphold@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:37:21 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK USA
Address ::1095 6th Ave, New York, NY 10036, United States
Hours:: Closed . Open 8:30AM
Email:: robert_uphold@hotmail.com
WhataApp only::+1 (908) 280-5242

ATTENTION:: BENEFICIARY.

After today's board meeting of the management of this bank, Ministry
of Finance, Internal Revenue Service of the United States (IRS), The
Reserve Bank and the World Bank Directorate, it was gathered that your
overdue compensation fund worth USD $5.500,000.00 Million Dollars has
been deposited with this bank Standard Chartered for onward payment,
which has been assigned to open an online banking account with your
full name so, you can be able to transfer your fund by your self to
any of your designated/choose bank account without any inconvenience.
The reason for this compensation is because, your name was among the
scam victims that lost a lot of money to African and European
Fraudsters, you are hereby advised to stop any transaction going on
between you and anybody first then, complete this transaction of which
has been assigned by the United States Government to finalize within 5
five working days.

RE-CONFIRM YOUR BELOW DETAILS.

Your Full Name__________________________
Your Residential Address________________
Your Sex/ Age___________________________
Occupation______________________________
Next of Kin_____________________________
Your working ID ________________________
Your Whats-app number _______________

Your utmost response is needed to enable us to proceed with your
payment effective immediately.

Thanks for choosing Standard Chartered Bank.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Robert Uphold
Executive Region Manager
Email::robert_uphold@hotmail.com

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