419 scam: Maryann Woods <sales@dd-biz.top> World Expo Exhibition: Can You Be Trusted?

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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:
- ",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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- menmaryann@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Maryann Woods <sales@dd-biz.top>
Reply-To: menmaryann@gmail.com
Date: 29 Oct 2022 18:25:56 +0800
Subject: World Expo Exhibition: Can You Be Trusted?

This sender has been verified from xxxxx.xxx safe senders list.

Good Morning xxx@mail3.upandunderblog.com,

I offer my friendship and believe you will accept me with a good heart. So when I saw your profile on World Expo, BIE-International Registered exhibitions listings, I decided to add you and write to you this message to see how best we can assist each other.

I am Maryann Woods, a Bank Officer here in Hampden & Co PLC, UK. I believe that it is God's wish for me to meet you now. I have an important business discussion I wish to share with you which I believe will interest you because it is in connection and business you will benefit from it.

Your Country's citizen, Jonas had a fixed deposit with my bank, valued at £14,500,000.00 (Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) the due date for this deposit was last year. Sadly, Jonas was among the death victims on April 24th, 2020 on a covid 19 outbreak in which United Kingdom recorded over 100’s infected cases with covid 19 in April and about 21 people dead on the 24th.

My bank management does not know about his death till now, I knew about it because he was my friend and I was his account officer.
Jonas did not mention any Next of Kin and Heir when the account was opened, and he was not married and had no children. I wish to share with you because I believe it will interest you because it is in connection with your last name and you will benefit from it.

Last week, my Bank Management had a meeting, for a bank verification exercise to note dormant and abandoned deposit accounts. After which, they requested that I should give instructions on what to do about his funds if the contract should be renewed. I know this will happen, and that is why I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because, if my bank directors happen to know that Jonas is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That was why when I saw your last name I was happy.

I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as the Next of Kin and Heir to the account since you have the same last name and the same nationality with him, my bank headquarters will release the account to you through my help. There is no risk involved; the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. It is better that we claim the money, instead of allowing the Bank Directors to take it because they are rich already. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds equally, 50/50 to both parties, my share will assist me to start my own company, and use the profit for charity - which has been my dream. Tell me your mind on my proposal.. Please, treat this information as confidential. I shall give you more details once I receive your urgent response.

Urgent reply needed via menmaryann@gmail.com

Kind regards

Maryann Woods

Finance Department

Hampden & Co PLC, UK

menmaryann@gmail.com

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