419 scam: Merrick Garland <filework68@gmail.com> Yours Sincerely Merrick Garland

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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.
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.
- info.officeholdermerrickgarland@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Merrick Garland <filework68@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.officeholdermerrickgarland@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 02:57:04 -0700
Subject: Yours Sincerely Merrick Garland

This is to inform you of vital information which will be of
great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing getting your long overdue payment, due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your funds remain unpaid to you. I am Merrick
Garland, a highly placed official of the US Attorney General. It may
interest you to know that reports have reached our office through so
many correspondences on the uneasy way in which people like you are
treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/diplomats across Europe
to America and Asia /London UK. We have decided to put a stop to that.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance
Companies, Banks, Security Companies, and Courier companies which have
been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back off from
your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the US Attorney General is now directly in charge of
your payment. Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of
beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this first quarter
payment of the year because we only transfer funds twice a year
according to our banking regulations. We apologize for the delay in
your payment, please stop communicating with any office now and pay
attention to our office payment accordingly.

You will need to comply with this email letter as soon as you
receive this email. Thanks

Yours Sincerely
Merrick Garland
United States Attorney General
Email: info.officeholdermerrickgarland@gmail.com

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