419 scam: "REV.TIMOTHY JOHNSON" <fbiusofficer@gmail.com> CASH PROCESSING UNIT

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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: "REV.TIMOTHY JOHNSON" <fbiusofficer@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revtimothyjohn511@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:56:59 -0700
Subject: CASH PROCESSING UNIT

My Dear

How are you today? I got your mail in respect of your payment, let me give
you more details about the source of the funds and myself . Iâ€™m Rev Timothy
Johnson, director of the Cash Processing unit. I was delegated by IMF World
Economic Outlook (WEO) International Monetary together with World Bank
Financial Support to compensate you with the sum of $1.5M US from the
Reserve Account (RA) as Relief Fund to alleviate poverty caused by Covid-19
pandemic.We were on round table and decided to deduct the sum of $5000 from
your $1.5M US for handling cost. Therefore you will receive the sum of
$1,495.000. I want you to handle this transaction with care considering how
much is involved. I want you to carefully fill required information as
listed below to avoid paying to the wrong person.

As soon as you confirm the accuracy of information, we will comply
with more information to enable you to receive your fund within three days.

Full name:

Address:

Phone #

Occupation :

We have made all the necessary arrangements to complete your delivery
within 3 official working days, therefore, you should check your email from
time to time to reply at the right time to enable us to meet with the three
days delivery time frame.

We wait to hear from you shortly

Rev. Timothy Johnson
Cash Processing Unit

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