419 scam: "Mr. Dale Folwell" <rbetcher783@gmail.com> Important Notification

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- infofirst@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Dale Folwell" <rbetcher783@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dleflell23@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:59:39 +0100
Subject: Important Notification

From The US State Treasurer North Carolina
3200 Atlantic Ave, Raleigh, NC 27604, United States
RE/NO: 046-UST/00567/2345

Attention Dear.

On behalf of the entire staff of the US Treasurer North Carolina and
in collaboration with IMF and the World Bank Office. We apologize for
the delay of your contract payment/compensation fund, and all the
inconveniences you encountered while pursuing this payment. However,
during our recent inspection we discovered an ATM card containing your
fund of the $5.5 Million, However, we find out that your consignment
was abandoned because the Contents of the consignment was not properly
declared by the consignee as money, rather it was declared as personal
effect to avoid diversion by the Shipping Agent and also it showed on
our system that your inability to summit the financial obligation
that was required during the delivery of same fund, that is what made
your fund to still be in our custody till this moment as unclaimed
fund.

However, further to our inspection we also discovered your name in our
payment records as the next on the list of the outstanding beneficiary
who have not yet received his own payment. So right now, your fund of
$5.5M has been handed over to the First citizen bank online banking
department for payment, however, your fund is being processed and will
be released to you through an online banking system of transfer as
soon as you respond to this letter. so, if you like to receive your
fund this way, please let us know by contacting First Citizens Bank,
and also re-confirm to them the following information, in order for
them to proceed immediately:

Your Full Name: ______________________________
Your Contact House Address: __________________
Mobile/Telephone Number:_______________________
Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport:__________
AGE: ________________________________
OCCUPATION: _________________________

However, kindly find below the contact person:
Mr. Raymond E. Grace
Chief Executive Officer
First Citizens Bank
Email: infofirst@financier.com

Note that from the record in the file, your outstanding payment is
US$5,500,000.00 (Five Million five Hundred United States Dollars). So
as soon as you re-confirm to the First Citizens Bank the above
mentioned details, and follow up with all the instructions you will be
given by them, you are going to have your fund transferred to you by
your own self via an online banking system of transfer without any
holdup.

Regards

Mr. Dale Folwell
Director
US State Treasurer North Carolina

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