419 scam: John Rob <robj0976@gmail.com> Your urgent response

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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: John Rob <robj0976@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officialscode00zzz@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 16:20:07 +0100
Subject: Your urgent response

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY (FBI)
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001 USA

FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION;

I am FBI Special Agent John Robertson: This email fax letter is to
officially inform you that your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE, SCAM VICTIMS
COMPENSATION FUND in the sum of US$10.5 million that was reported and
intercepted by the FBI Authority for alleged illegal transfer procedure
have been approved to be released to you. We had every evidence that the
fund is yours and was coming to you before we intercepted it. There is no
problem for you to claim your fund now provided you will comply with our
payment conditions. Therefore, kindly reconfirm your information to us as
follows in your response; This is because we has been receiving so many
fictitious messages from some impostors claiming to be you, some of them
says that you are dead and they are your next of kin to claim your fund

1) We need your full names:............
2) Your current residence address :...........
3) Your contact telephone number:.............
4) Your driver's license or any other government issued ID:....

Your urgent response is highly anticipated and to facilitate the process,
call or send a text message directly to FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY,
on (202)-996-0001.

Cordially yours in service
FBI Special Agent John Robertson
Under Honorable Christopher Wray
FBI Director United States Of America (USA)

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