419 scam: Gabrielobia@maill.com Unclaimed

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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: Gabrielobia@maill.com
Reply-To: gabrielobia1102@gmail.com
Date: 17 Mar 2021 03:33:13 -0700
Subject: Unclaimed

Hello,

How are you doing now?

I am very sorry I have to reach you through this medium. I am a
member of staff, ethics and privileges department of the Apex
Bank and I am aware of your sad ordeal about your unpaid fund.

It may interest you to know that not long after the World Bank
completed the merger and acquisition process of all pending
payments due to the petition raised by the international
community about their unpaid funds. I discovered that my boss
connived with some top World Bank officials to divert funds
approve to settle unpaid inheritances, email lottery winners,
Internet scam victims, unclaimed consignments(concealed funds)
and International Contractors.

The Apex Bank has already given approval for the payment of your
fund but they deliberately withheld your payment file and
continue to demand fees from you through their associates from
different unassigned affiliates mostly from Africa, the UK, US
and the Netherlands all in an attempt to frustrate you and enrich
themselves. I wonder why you havenâ€™t notice all this while.

You may choose to disbelieve this alert as inconceivable but my
doctrine does not permit such act, reason I have to open up to
you to seek the right channel. Your fund was authorized to be
paid to you through the Apex Bank asset management firm with a
Key Tested Reference/Claim Code Number, which was supposed to
have been issued to you before now.

Upon your response to my message, I shall guide you through and
provide you with details to contact the World Bank assigned
affiliate who will facilitate the release of your fund.

Thanks and have a nice day.

Yours Truly,

Gabriel
TELEPHONE.+2349062327633

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