419 scam: "Mrs. Jovita Carranza" <unitednat92@gmail.com> Attention: Fund 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:
- "account opening fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "account opening" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
- afcreditunionbank444@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jovita Carranza" <unitednat92@gmail.com>
Reply-To: afcreditunionbank444@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2022 16:44:32 +0100
Subject: Attention: Fund Beneficiary.

Attention: Fund Beneficiary,

I am Mrs. Jovita Carranza, The United States Treasury, am emailing you
regarding your abandoned fund worth of ($5.8 Million)USD with American
First Credit Union Bank, The United State Government has ordered that
every Money owed to any individual should be released to them both
fund from Lottery Awards and Inheritance Funds, be it Compensation
funds or Money Owe to individual from Empowerment Program run by
United State Government or from IMF, IRS and United Nation all are
being settled and that is why we have been mandated to monitor the
transfer and make sure everything is done as instructed by United
State Government. After our investigations we have discovered that
your unpaid fund worth $5.800, 000.00 USD owed to you has been
deposited in the AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION BANK USA and has not been
released, but United State Government has ordered the American First
Credit Union Bank to release your fund with immediate effect.

The AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION BANK has been ordered to open an
online account in your name and make a deposit of your fund
$5,800,000.00 USD before the end of next week, the online account will
be opened in your name and the account login will be made available to
you to enable you confirm your fund and start transferring your fund
to your private Bank account anyway in the world.

Therefore you will be required to pay the sum of $580 USD to the Bank
for (Fund Legality Certificate and Transfer Permit) the certificate
will enable the Bank to open an online account and transfer your fund
$5,800,000.00 USD into your account and every information both the
login and user name to the account will be release to you before three
(3) hours of sending the account opening fee to enable you begin the
transfer of your fund to your private account anywhere in the world.
You are not required to pay any other fee after you have pay them the
$580 for the account opening fee to enable them obtain (Fund Legality
Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit) the certificate will
enable them open an online account to enable them transfer your fund
into your account and make sure you contact the
bank immediately with your information in full.

Below is the Bank contact detail writes them to their email:

Bank Name: American First Credit Union Bank.
200 West Street New York
E-Mail: afcreditunionbank444@gmail.com
Contact Person: Mr. James Copeland.

Kindly write to the Bank now to transfer your fund $5,800,000.00 into
your online account which they have been instructed to open and
deposit your fund and then release the account information to you to
enable you to start transferring your funds immediately to your
private Bank account.

Best Regards.

Mrs. Jovita Carranza.
United State Treasury

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