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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- tgbusfiscalygrantdpt@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Timothy (Tim) Gribben," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tgbusfiscalygrantdpt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:50:31 -0800
Subject: Dear Eligible Recipient,

Dear Eligible Recipient,

This is to inform you that your eligibility for the 2023 CDFI Equitable Recovery Program has been checked and approved by the board of US DEPARTMENT Of TREASURY on Fiscal Service for compensation funds to relieve the under-listed program tied to this benefit.

At the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, we collect revenue, delinquent debt, and unpaid contract funds and disburse funds to millions of Americans and Non-American ensuring their timely receipt of unpaid contracts, compensation funds, benefits, Small Business Administration, and Loan funds to help fight Situational poverty. Generational poverty. Absolute poverty. Relative poverty, Urban poverty. Rural poverty.

Interested and eligible applicants submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 21.033. This funding opportunity was created on Jun 23, 2022. Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 26, 2022 to 23/03/2023. (The Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding before the deadline date in 2023.) Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2022/2023 round of itsCDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP).

Kindly note that you have every right to make a swift response and question how your money can get to you which has been disbursed to the official paying bank(ERGONIX ALLIED BANK).

Please note that all communication from and to the US DEPARTMENT Of TREASURY must be kept confidential at all times. On no condition must the details of this communication (or transactions) be shared with anyone while the issue is not yet resolved to avoid internet hackers from compromising this official message.
Please email the continuation grant funding bank for any further clarifications at (contact@ergonixallied.com).

Regards,

Timothy Gribben
Commissioner for Fiscal Service/Compensation Department.
Email: Timgribben@usdepartmenttreasury.com
Email: tgbusfiscalygrantdpt@gmail.com

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