419 scam: "Charles Gilbertson" <financialclearinghouse0000@gmail.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION...

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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: "Charles Gilbertson" <financialclearinghouse0000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info@usngovt.org
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:30:46 +0300
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION...

Dear Sir,

If you received this notification in your email then you are eligible for this payment. The United States treasury department secretary Mrs. Janet Yellen was directed to commence the coordination and disbursement of all contract funds, inheritance and funds that were deposited without proper documentation by all financial institutions.

If you currently have a pending/uncompleted fund transaction for any reason by any security or financial institution, or you are a fraud victim awaiting compensation, you're eligible to receive this fund.

You are to reconfirm your information like your full name, address with a copy of your ID to us via email for official documentation, which shall facilitate the payment in your favor.

Your urgent attention to this message is required because we have only one week to facilitate the release of your fund.

Regards,

Charles Gilbertson,
Treasury Building,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Washington Dc.

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