419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?Gabriel_Gonz=C3=A1les?= <gabrielgonzales433787@gmail.com> URGENT ATTENTION

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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: =?UTF-8?Q?Gabriel_Gonz=C3=A1les?= <gabrielgonzales433787@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frankparker1988@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:55:03 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

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Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that we have now been ordered by Ms.Kristalina
Georgieva of United Nation,IMF with World bank to contact you regards to
your unpaid delayed funds During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by
corrupt officials of the Bank in attempt to swindle your fund which has led
to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of
your payment.

The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has chosen to
pay out all the compensation funds to LUCKY 100 Beneficiaries from U.S.A,
Europe, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South
America, Australia and Asia and Africa Continent, as this is a global
payments technology that enables consumers, businesses, financial
institutions and governments to use digital currency.

We have arranged your payment to be paid on your name Upon your contact
with us, the sum of $2.500.000.00 will be PAID to you as one of the
COVID-19 VICTIMS FAMILIES MEMBERS or SCAM VICTIMS, please be inform that if
you are not among the TWO MENTIONED CATEGORIES you are not eligible for
this payment and ignore this message.

In this regard, you are to contact and furnish the requested information
below with the category you fall into to the Directorate of International
Payment and Transfer with the followings for immediate procedure of the
payment.

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Postal or Residential Address
3. Mobile Number
4. Country
5. Your Valid ID

We required your urgent response to this email as directed to avoid further
delay.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Frank Parker
UNITED NATIONS.

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