419 scam: "Alejandro Mayorkas" <homeland-usa@usa.com> DO YOU KNOW MR.CHANG CHING LOONG ?

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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.
- homeland01-usa@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alejandro Mayorkas" <homeland-usa@usa.com>
Reply-To: "Alejandro Mayorkas" <homeland01-usa@usa.com>, homeland01-usa@usa.com
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 14:25:15 -0800
Subject: DO YOU KNOW MR.CHANG CHING LOONG ?

Attention:

The attention of the United States Homeland Security has been directed by our Online Fund Transfer security operatives in line with a wire transfer from Bank Of America, 100 N Tryon St STE 170 Charlotte,NC 28202 US to your company bank account

A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO WE RECEIVED A COUNTER CLAIM 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?
(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 VIA EMAIL ( homeland01-usa@usa.com )

Sincerely Yours
Alejandro Mayorkas
US Secretary of Homeland Security

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