419 scam: "Robert E. Marling Jr" PAYMENT US$650,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR YOU,URGENT RESPONSE

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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:

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:
- "required 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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "processing 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. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- internationmonetary101@accountant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert E. Marling Jr"
Reply-To: <internationmonetary101@accountant.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:16:17 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT US$650,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR YOU,URGENT RESPONSE

Woodforest National Bank.
762 banking locations.
corporate headquarters
1330 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands Texas

PAYMENT US$650,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR YOU,URGENT RESPONSE
THIS EMAIL...

Attention,

we the Woodforest National Bank Texas are to Notify you about the
latest development concerning your payment that are left in our
custody, besides,I have to inform you again that we are not playing
over this,I know my reason for the continuous sending of this
notification to you,the fact is this you can't seem to trust any one
again over this payment for what you have been in cantered in many
years ago but I want you to have trust on this issues, I cannot scam
you for $50 or $75 it is for bank processing of your payment the fees
of $75 is clearly written to you before.

I did not invent the bill to defraud you of $50 or $75, it is an
official bank payment processing fee, and the good part of this is
that you will never ever be disturbed again over any kind of
payment,this is final and the forms from there becomes effective once
we
submit your payment application processing fee and choose your options
of receiving okay. I don't want you to loose this fund this time
because you may never get another such good opportunity the Federal
Government is keen and very determined to pay your overdue debts this
is not a fluke I would not! Want you to loose this fund out,

Further more, you are advised to reply to this email after reading,and
feel free to tell us why you abandoned such huge amount here. Let us
know if you are no longer interested to complete your transaction.

BELOW ARE THE APPROVED MEANS OF RECEIVING YOUR MONEY AND IT CHARGE
RATES. You are to CHOOSE one of the OPTIONS Below

(1) Bank to Bank transfer:.........Charge Rate: $75
(2) ATM card delivery:..........Charge Rate: $50
(3) Cashier Check Delivery:......Charge Rate $55

You are required to send the fee of $50 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM
to the issuing officer at the bank or YOU CAN PURCHASE $50 GOOGLE PLAY
CARD/STEAM WALLET CARD

RECEIVERS NAME : Nonso Obeluo
Country : Nigeria
City : Lagos
Sender's Name:-------------
Country code 234
MTCN OR REFERENCE Number

Therefore you are requested to send the fee $50 only by Google Play
CARD,amazon’ Stream Wallet is also ACCEPTED because it can be redeemed
to cash all we needs is picture of the card I will be forwarding to
you the account logging details to enable you access your funds online
and proceed on transfer to your designated bank account in any part of
the world Or Tracking Number Of Your ATM Card Delivery to enable you
Monitor the Arriver of your ATM without any further delay as soon as
you update us copy of the cards of the
required Fee $50 to take note.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours sincerely,
Robert E. Marling Jr.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of Woodforest National Bank And Director of
Woodforest National Bank
EMAIL;; internationmonetary101@accountant.com

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