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A User Within Your Organization Received An Email

relating how an account containing a large sum of money has been frozen by the government of a small Middle Eastern nation. The user was offered a 25% share of this account if she would help the sender transfer it to a bank in the United States. The user responded and was instructed to wire $5,000 to the sender to facilitate the transfer. She complied, but has not heard from the sender since. What type of attack occurred in this scenario?
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Nigerian 419 scam

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