419 scam: "MR. JOHANN GUTENBERG"<eiiblondon@gmail.com> Re: You Attention is Needed!!

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +4474414469604
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.
- eiiblondon@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JOHANN GUTENBERG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vanrobertintl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:14:05 -0700
Subject: Re: You Attention is Needed!!

HELLO,

I AM, MR.JOHANN GUTENBERG, THE CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE BANK of ENGLAND,I WAS MOVED TO WRITE YOU CONSIDERING MY FAMILY BACKGROUND. AS A DEDICATED CHRISTIAN, SO MUCH INJUSTICE HAD BEEN DONE TO YOU. YOUR CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT WITH ACCRUED INTEREST HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY DELAYED AND DENIED FROM YOU BECAUSE OF A COMPLEXITY IN YOUR FILE.
THIS THEY DO NOT WANT TO TELL YOU, INSTEAD THEY INTRODUCED A FALSE MODE OF PAYMENT WHICH IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THE UNITED NATION FUND OFFICE AS REGARDS FOREIGN PAYMENT THEREBY EXTORTING MONEY FROM YOU, AT THE END YOUR FUND IS NOT REMITTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, BUT THEY WILL COME UP TO YOU AGAIN WITH FICTITIOUS STORIES AND EXCUSES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT IN THE NAME THEY ARE ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED NATION FOREIGN PAYMENT GUIDELINES.

ALL THESE IS FALSE, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER NOW IS THAT YOUR FUND IS FLOATING IN THE UNITED NATION SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CREDIT BANK LONDON UNCLAIMED. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DIVERT IT TO AN ACCOUNT IN ASIA (JORDAN) WHERE IT CANNOT BE TRACED.

AS I AM WRITING YOU NOW, ARRANGEMENT IS ON TOP GEAR BETWEEN THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF UNITED NATION, THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL AND THE HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO HAVE ONE MR. SMITH HSU WHOM THEY INVITED FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM JORDAN TO CLAIM AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE HAVING A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ENDORSE ALL THE NECESSARY RELEASE PAPERS AND THEY WILL WIRE YOUR FUNDS TO HIS ACCOUNT.

THE MAIN PROBLEM AND THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY HAVE BEEN DELAYING YOUR FUNDS AND NOW WANT TO DIVERT IT IS:

(1). THERE IS NO NORMALIZATION OF YOUR CONTRACT ORIGIN. THIS CONTRACT WAS SUBLATED TO YOU BY “PRESTON COURT LTD OF CANADA” (BASED ON INFORMATION AND PROOFS OF THIS EVIDENCE GATHERED FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS - ARCHIVES UNIT).

(2). PROPER CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP WAS NOT DONE COMPLETELY ON YOUR OVERDUE FUND TRANSFER. YOUR NAME APPEARS AS THE BENEFICIARY, WHILE IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS - ARCHIVES UNIT, PRESTON COURT LTD APPEARS AS BENEFICIARY.

THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN BE ABLE TO STOP THEM AND SAVE YOU FROM THIS MESS IS THE CURRENT DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CREDIT BANK LONDON IN THE PERSON OF MR. VAN ROBERT, HE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO HANDLE ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENT. TELL HIM:

(1). YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF ANY PERSON IN THE NAME OF MR. SMITH HSU WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

(2). YOU DID NOT GIVE ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ANYBODY OR GROUP OF PERSONS TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF AND HAVE NOT CHANGED YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER.

(3). HIS PRIVATE EMAIL: eiiblondon@gmail.com OR WHATS-APP NUMBER: +44 744-144-6960

(4). THIS MATTER NEEDS A 100% ATTENTION OR ELSE YOUR FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN BANKING DAYS WILL BE DIVERTED TO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT,THEREFORE, YOU HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH MR. VAN ROBERT FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST GIVING HIM YOUR UTMOST COOPERATION,

PLEASE TRY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO KEEP ME POSTED.

BEST REGARDS.

MR.JOHANN GUTENBERG

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