419 scam: "TImothy Gribben" <info@timgribben.com.us> MY INTENT,

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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:
- "million us 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "TImothy Gribben" <info@timgribben.com.us>
Reply-To: <timothy_gribben@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2022 20:54:14 -0800
Subject: MY INTENT,

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

We sincerely apologised for sending you this sensitive information
via e-mail instead of a certified mail, post-mail,
phone or face to face conversation, it is due to the urgency and importance
of the security information of our citizenry.

I am Mr.Timothy (Tim) Gribben, Commissioner of the U.S.Department
of Treasure of Bureau of the Fiscal Service (FS).
At the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, we collect revenue,
delinquent debt, and unpaid contract funds and disburse funds to
millions of Americans and Non-American ensuring their timely
receipt of unpaid contracts, compensation funds, benefits, Small
Business Administration, and Loan funds to help fight Situational
poverty. Generational poverty. Absolute poverty. Relative
poverty, Urban poverty. Rural poverty.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has committed to an Agency
Priority Goal (APG) to reduce paper checks to 45.7 million in FY
2022 and increase the electronic payment rate to 96.4% for all
Treasury-disbursed payments in FY 2022.

Please be informed that you have been fixed for a vouchsafe of
5Million US Dollars from The United States Agency for
International Development and these funds will be remitted
directly to you by the United Pacific Bank is the issuing bank
after they have reconfirmed your identity.

Contact directly or send a direct email to the bank at:

Bank Email: contact@ergonixallied.com

Please reply for further details.
Mr.Gribben.

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