419 scam: Tracy Clarke ARE YOU AWARE?

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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.
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.
- 00carlos.sh@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tracy Clarke
Reply-To: 00carlos.sh@gmail.com
Date: 26 Sep 2022 02:04:21 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU AWARE?

Hello Sam

Sequel to our investigation and monitoring over all international transaction recently across the globe, we hereby want to notify you that IMF has decided to compensate you with the Total sum of GBP: 360,000.00 (Three Hundred and Sixty Thousand Great British Pounds), having gone through your file correspondence with the previous paying Bank concerning your outstanding payment.

A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO WE RECEIVED A COUNTER CLAIMS ON YOUR MONEY BY MR.CHANG CHING LOONG. HIS HOME ADDRESS IS: 13F-2, No.117.CHUNG CHENG 4TH ROAD, KAOHSIUNG CITY, TAIWAN.

HE CLAIMED TO BE YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER.THAT YOU AGREED WITH HIM TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR JOINT ACCOUNT WHICH HE HAS ALREADY PRESENTED IN HIS CLAIM.

BANK NAME : BANK OF TAIWAN
ACCOUNT NAME: CHANG CHING LOONG
ACCOUNT NUMBER :011007362741
SWIFT CODE : BKTWTWTP 011
BANK ADDRESS : No.264, CHUNG CHENG 4TH ROAD, KAOHSIUNG CITY, TAIWAN

NOW WE ASK
(1) DID YOU ENTER INTO SUCH AGREEMENT IN FAVOR OF MR. CHANG CHING LOONG MAKING HIM THE CURRENT BENEFICIARY OF YOUR MONEY?
(2) DO YOU HAVE A JOINT ACCOUNT WITH HIM?
(3) SHOULD WE TRANSFER THE MONEY TO THE SAID JOINT ACCOUNT?

WE WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

Reply to my private e-mail ( 00carlos.sh@gmail.com )

Regards
Tracy Clarke
Regional CEO, Europe & Americas and CEO, Private Bank
E:Â 00carlos.sh@gmail.com
1 Madison Avenue, 3rd FloorÂ |Â NY 10036-3603, USA.
W:Â |Â www.sc.com/en/people/tracy-clarke

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