419 scam: "Mr. Jerome Powell" <babatopeelizabeth1@gmail.com> Attn: 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jerome Powell" <babatopeelizabeth1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.jerome_p@aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 19:23:23 +0100
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary

This is to inform you, that your name was among the 18 listed
beneficiaries to benefit from this first batch on overdue Scam victims
compensation payment for the year 2023

The payment was approved after the meeting held on 23 Feb with (G20)
and (UN) on World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 and it was sign
that 18 listed beneficiaries will receive US$5,750,000.00 each as
their overdue scam victim compensation payment and your name and
contact email was included as one of the beneficiary,compensation
payment.

Kindly reconfirm the below information properly to avoid any mistakes
during delivery or by direct transfer.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE ADDRESS:
3. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. A COPY OF ID CARD ie INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER"S LICENSE :

Note instruction have been given to release your Scam victims
compensation Fund US$5,750,000.00 to you VIA direct transfer or by ATM
CARD.

Thanks,

Yours in Service,
Mr.Jerome Powell
chief Information Officer
And Head of the Technology Group (TG)

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