419 scam: Daniel Franklin <departmentofficea@gmail.com> Urgent 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:

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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Franklin <departmentofficea@gmail.com>
Reply-To: danielfrank3106@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:35:58 -0700
Subject: Urgent Notification

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that the International Monetary Fund [IMF], Newly
Appointed Managing Director Ms. Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, and
the 9th Secretary-General of the United Nations [UN], Mr. AntÃ³nio Manuel de
Oliveira Guterres, has reached an agreement with Mr. David Malpass Selected
13th President of the World Bank Group to compensate all the internet
scammed victims with the sum $3,500,000.00 ( three Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only ) each for their loss in the previous
years. Your name and email address were mentioned to the United States
Secret Service by one of the Scammers who was arrested.

Meanwhile this Compensation department has been mandated by the IMF and the
United Nations, in conjunction with the World Bank Group President to pay
your compensation funds to you through means of Cash Delivery, Cashier
Cheque, ATM MasterCard which is 100% Guarantee for payment to you as one of
the scammed victim.

You are therefore advised to choose any of those payment options and get
back to us with your reconfirmation details for the payment so that we can
proceed on the process without further delay.

Furthermore we advise you to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) concerning any transaction that you might have lost
your hard earned money to avoid losing more money to other group of
scammers who are on the FBI wanted list and are still on the run and for
this reason we want to warn you not to communicate or duplicate this
message to anyone for any reason whatsoever as the The United States Secret
Service is already on the trace for the other criminals.

Warning: You are to stop all communications you are having with any
person/persons, claiming to be agents, investors or bank officials in
Africa, Europe, America and Asia regarding any form of release of funds to
you as their aim is to defraud you.

You are hereby expected to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in
returning the required below information.

1. Full Name:..............?
2. Residential address or Office Address:.................?
3. Cell Phone Number and Home telephone Number:..............?
4. Your age and Current Occupation:.................?

Anticipating your urgent cooperation in order to receive your payment.

Telephone and what Sapp +19178108500

Thank You.

Daniel Franklin

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