419 scam: "Antonio Philips [Office of Registrar (Unclaimed Funds)]"<diof.antonio.adulu@gmail.com> URGENT EXTERNAL MEMO

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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: "Antonio Philips [Office of Registrar (Unclaimed Funds)]" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesdeaneid09@meta.ua>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2021 23:46:32 -0700
Subject: URGENT EXTERNAL MEMO

URGENT EXTERNAL MEMO

This notice is sent to draw your immediate attention as one of the beneficiaries who have not come forward to claim their funds. This Notice ID is UF21-1Q-030871.

Remained notified of imminent government take over of all unclaimed/abandoned funds which have overstayed the 5-year duration allowed by law before final forfeiture to the State; your unclaimed/abandoned $3,819,700 inclusive. This will be due by the end of this fiscal quarter of 2021.

Therefore, due process is being observed by this Office to notify beneficiaries whom our records indicated as owners of these unclaimed/abandoned funds to take action within this given window to receive their funds. You are to quote this Notice ID: UF21-1Q-030871 when replying to this email: jamesdeanid09@meta.ua

Your failure to comply or reply now will compel the escheatment of your unclaimed/abandoned fund (forfeiture and transfer of your fund ownership to the State) through the National Treasury as prescribed by the relevant Acts.

However, to claim you abandoned fund, contact the Head of Operations, MLFAN Unpaid Claims Program, Mr. James Dean with relevant information about you and the unclaimed fund for reconfirmation, reconciliation, fund's Claim processing and disbursement proper.
Send the relevant information to this email: jamesdeanid09@meta.ua

Thank you for your cooperation.

Antonio Philips
Office of Registrar (Unclaimed Funds)
Unclaimed Assets Register (UAR)

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