419 scam: F B I <rolfbrandonw@gmail.com> LAWFUL BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "fbi.usagov01@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: F B I <rolfbrandonw@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fbi.usagov01@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 08:41:56 -0700
Subject: LAWFUL BENEFICIARY

DEAR EMAIL OWNER,

This is to inform you that we have been working towards the
eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa. We have been
able to track down some scam activities in various parts of African
countries which includes (Nigeria,Republic of Benin, Ghana and Senegal
with cote d'ivoire ) and they are all in Government custody now, they
will appear at International Criminal Court (ICC) soon for Justice.

During the course of investigation, we were able to recover some funds
from these
scam artists and IMF organization have ordered the funds recovered to
be shared among the 5000 Lucky people listed around the World as a
compensation.

Since your email address is among the lucky beneficiaries who will
receive a compensation funds.
You are therefore being compensated with sum of (USD$8.5M) and have
already loaded in (ATM Gold MasterCard) powered by GOLD CARD WORLD
WIDE and which you can use to access/withdraw your funds in any ATM
Stand/location worldwide and it will be deliver to your postal address
with the Pin Numbers as to
enable you withdraw maximum of USD$10,000 on each withdrawal.

We have securely sealed and package your (ATM Gold MasterCard for
delivery to your address.
Note: This will only cost you the courier delivery fee and insurance
Coverage fee.
However, You are to forward Your Full names, Cell phone number,
Address, Copy of your intâ€™l passport OR Driver's License to me
through the official email address: fbi.usagov01@outlook.com OR TEXT:
+1 (771) 208-4243

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours Truly,
Christopher A.Wray
(Director F.B.I)

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