419 scam: "MR. JAMES JOSEPH JR" <jamestavershima9@gmail.com> YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT OF US$20,000,000.00

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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 united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- bankofwest8@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JAMES JOSEPH JR" <jamestavershima9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankofwest8@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:18:31 -0700
Subject: YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT OF US$20,000,000.00

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT A COMPENSATION PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
US$20,000,000.00 { TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS } WAS LEGALLY
APPROVED BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF UGANDA AND DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME FEW
DAYS AGO WITH BANK OF THE WEST BRANCH AT NO: 810 W. schultz Rd Tracy
Ca 95376 USA, THE FUNDS WAS DEPOSITED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD BANK GROUP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
EUROPEAN UNION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEY INSTRUCTED US TO CREDIT
THIS FUND DIRECT TO YOUR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT,

MEANWHILE, THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT YOUR FUNDS IS THAT YOUR COMPENSATION
PAYMENT FILE WITH SOME OF THE LEGAL DOCUMENT BACKING THIS FUNDS HAS
BEEN FORWARDED TO THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE FOR FINAL APPROVAL
AND WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY WE HEAR FROM
BECAUSE WE WERE MANDATED TO TRANSFER THIS FUNDS TO YOU AS ONE OF THE
BENEFICIARY WHOSE NAME IS LISTED IN THE WORLD BANK FOREIGN DEBTS
SETTLEMENT/COMPENSATION

HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT BANK OF THE WEST HAVE DECIDED AND AGREED
TOGETHER TO SEND THIS PAYMENT TO YOU EITHER BANK WIRE TRANSFER OR BY
ONLINE BANK TRANSFER SERVICE DEPENDING THE OPTION YOU PREFER TO
RECEIVE THIS FUND FOR SECURITY PURPOSE, SO YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED
TO QUICKLY GET BACK TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS BANK AND LET US KNOW THE
OPTION YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE YOUR FUND CREDITED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO
ENABLE US PROCEED WITH THE CLAIM PROCESS OF YOUR FUND.

WE WAIT FOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WITH YOUR INFORMATION BELOW TO ENABLE
THIS BANK PROCEED IMMEDIATELY WITH THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND AS WE
WERE DIRECTED.

YOUR FULL NAME.................
HOME ADDRESS.............
VALID PHONE NUMBER.................
CITY .......
STATE ..................
COUNTRY...............
MARITAL STATUS .......
GENDER......
DATE OF BIRTH .......
ANY OF ID CARD NUMBER ............
OCCUPATION ............
BANK NAME ................
ACCOUNT NAME .................
ACCOUNT NUMBER ...................
BANK ADDRESS .....................

KINDLY GET BACK TO US BY RECONFIRMING YOUR FULL INFORMATION.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS

MR. JAMES JOSEPH JR
BANK BRANCH MANAGER
Email: bankofwest8@gmail.com

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