419 scam: "Mr. Gullo" <soneira@arcor.de> Re: I await your prompt response

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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:
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Gullo" <soneira@arcor.de>
Reply-To: gulloalessandro94@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:33:00 -0700
Subject: Re: I await your prompt response

Respected Sir,
It has come to our attention that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your outstanding payment, which has been the handwork of some miscreant elements from Africa that are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent people off their hard earned money. We were meant to understand from our findings that your payment is being unnecessarily delayed by Payoneer. We certainly do apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

It gives me an immense pleasure to inform you that consequent upon ceaseless and sincere efforts of our visionary, Chief Economist of IMF, Ms Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, the current Managing Director (MD) and Chairwoman of the IMF the sum of $5,000,000.00 was approved as first tranche of your payment.
Please note that in order for us to handle your claim as efficiently as possible, it is necessary that you provide us with the following information:
Full name:
Address:
Country:
Telephone number:
Government issued ID copy:

Your prompt response would be highly appreciated.

Very truly yours,

Alessandro Gullo
Debt Recovery & Restructuring Attorney
International Debt Recovery Committee

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