419 scam: "Federal Trade Commission"<fcommission6@gmail.com> Your Payment Is Available

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Trade Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lenzyj943@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:26:08 +0100
Subject: Your Payment Is Available

>From the Desk of Federal Trade Commission
Office of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
( Commissioner of Federal Trade Commission )
Dated :December 2022

Payment of all outstanding

Attention : Sir / Madam

The Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury wishes to inform you that there is an on-going reimbursement payment program with the help of the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Reserve Bank Board to expedite the release of all outstanding compensation / inheritance/relief funds owed to individuals and small businesses and be sure that all funds are paid to befitting beneficiaries before the END of .2022. being December 31st

Due to this development, We have been assigned to step into the immediate processing of all outstanding payments to enable all beneficiaries to receive their funds as soon as possible. Fortunately,you have been selected alongside a few other beneficiaries to receive a payment of $170,000 ( One Hundred and Seventy Thousand United States Dollars only ) through the Federal Authority .

To implement this, you are to get back to me immediately with the below
details before your payment file is cancelled

(1) Full Names:...
(2) Residential Address:...
(3) Date of Birth:...
(4) Phone/Cell Number:...
(5) Occupation:...

In conclusion, it is my concern to demand your ultimate honesty and cooperation to enable us to expedite this. As I guarantee you that this process would be executed under a legitimate arrangement that would legally protect you from any breach of Law.

Get back to me at your earliest convenience.

Yours in service,
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.

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