419 scam: Grants <officeofthedirector022@gmail.com> Batch001

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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: Grants <officeofthedirector022@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usaidsamanthapower@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 04:24:53 -0800
Subject: Batch001

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The Administrator General,
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Washington, D.C.
April, 2023
USAID promotes peace and stability by fostering economic growth,
protecting human health, providing emergency humanitarian assistance,
and enhancing democracy in developing countries.

We are contacting you from the office of the Administrator General
USAID (Samantha Power) in respect of your funds amounting to One Million Five
Hundred and Fifty Five Thousand United States Dollar ($1,550,000,00)
as agreed with
your country for her citizens empowerment and poverty alleviation.
We are contacting you via your email as submitted by your country
USAID representative to avoid fraudulent issues on member state
empowerment because the USAID are committed to monitoring every of the
business with individuals of member states to make sure the right
persons benefit from the empowerment Grants
You are required to respond to this email with your details as
stated below to ensure you are alive and available for the empowerment
program.
Full Name: Telephone Number: Country: Occupation and Age:.

Thanks
Samantha Power
Administrator General
USAID:

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