419 scam: "Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye" <fedexdeliverycompany24hours@gmail.com> To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

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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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- msffattoumatandiaye@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye" <fedexdeliverycompany24hours@gmail.com>
Reply-To: msffattoumatandiaye@aol.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:25:35 +0100
Subject: To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

Reply-to: msffattoumatandiaye@aol.com
Subj: Unpaid Beneficiary!!!!!!
From: Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General For Internal Oversight Services

To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from Canada,
after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies
from Asia,Europe, South America and the United States of America
respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the
British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going
on in these two nations.

Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named AntÃ³nio Guterres,
we are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Financial Crime
Commission/agencies and we have decided to waive away all your
clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Nigeria to
effect your overdue payment worth $10.5M only into your account
without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN government
and UNITED NATIONS. But the only fee you will pay to receive your fund
is the Notarization fee which is $500.

Please the $500 should be sent with the name and address listed below
via CASH delivery via FEDEX OR USPS delivery company.

Name:

Address:

Send the receipt of the Tracking numbers in this mailbox as soon as
you mail out the $500, available for the immediate delivery of your
ATM CARD PACKAGED. Bear in mind that this is the only fee needed to
have your ATM CARD PACKAGED Delivered to your home address without any
hesitation.

Note that, once you received this information, kindly get back to me
immediately. Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just
discovered that some top Nigerian and Canadian Government Officials
are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with
One Mr. Richard Graves from the USA to frustrate you and thereafter
divert your fund into their personal account.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I
would like you to urgently respond to this message with your full
name, full address,direct phone number so that I can advise you on how
best to confirm your funds in your account within the next 72 hours.
Once again, the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is the
Notarization fee.

You can reach me with below information:

Email Address: msffattoumatandiaye@aol.com

Sincerely yours,
Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services

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