419 scam: Gilbert Clark <cag29205@gmail.com> Your Long overdue Payment.

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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)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Gilbert Clark <cag29205@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cag25290@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 07:19:49 -0800
Subject: Your Long overdue Payment.

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UNITED NATION (UN)

DEPT: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Your Long overdue Payment.

I saw your email in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid
contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was
originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus Middle east and Americans among
the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been
located to the GLOBAL RESERVE BANK.

Your email appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part payment
of your contractual sum Five Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (USD$5,600,000.00) and has been approved already for months. You
are requested to get back to me for more direction and instruction on how
to receive your fund.

However, we received an email from one Mr. David Taylor who told us that he
is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. He has
also submitted his account for us to transfer the funds to him, including
his international passport, we want to hear from you before we can make the
transfer to confirm if you are dead or not. Please, in confirmation that
you are still alive, you are advised to reconfirm the below listed
information to enable us to facilitate an immediate payment for you.

1 Your full name

2 Your present contact address.

3 Your telephone & Fax numbers.

4 Your Occupations/age/sex.

5 Your Private Email Address.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary
Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in
the system had been long overdue.

Regards.

Gilbert Clark

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