419 scam: "United States Treasury Department"<fundrelease@ustreasurydepartment> Contact James Carter For The Transfer Of Your Fund...

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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:
- "million dollars" (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.
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.
- director_james.carter001@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- office tel: 716-810-3411 personal e-mail: director_james.carter001@yahoo.com.hk therefore, you are advised to contact him immediately (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "United States Treasury Department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ustreasurydept.mrneals@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:53:40 +0530
Subject: Contact James Carter For The Transfer Of Your Fund...

Mr. Neal S. Wolin
Deputy Secretary, United States Treasury Department
Address: Main Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington , D.C. 20220

ATTN:

How are you doing today, well I am very sorry for not have gotten back to you all this while, Anyways I am back now to carry out all official deputies including your transaction. However, all arrangements has been made towards the success of your fund transfer and at this moment your funds of $14.7 million dollars is presently with the World Bank in New York which you are to contact the Payment Correspondent by Name Mr.James Carter and He is working with the United States Foreign Payment Office In New York USA and below are his contact details.

Mr. James Carter
Executive Director, Foreign Payment Office
Flatiron, Union Square, Greenwich Village
36 E 14th St(between 5th Ave & W Union Sq) New York, NY 10003
Office Tel: 716-810-3411
Personal E-mail: director_james.carter001@yahoo.com.hk

Therefore, you are advised to contact him immediately because I have forwarded your payment file to the World Bank in New York which they will contact you but you are to contact them first to enable them release your funds to you since the bank is in the United States.

Thanks for your good understanding, hope to hear from you soon.

And as soon as you send Mr. James Carter email get back to me immediately you sent him email to enable me issue your ownership certificate to the world bank of new york.

Get back to me immediately you contract Mr. James Carter Email: ustreasurydept.mrneals@gmail.com

Regards,

Mr. Neal S. Wolin
Deputy Secretary, United States Treasury Department
Address: Main Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington , D.C. 20220

You may send U.S. mail to
US Treasury Department.
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington , D.C. 20220
EMAIL: ustreasurydept.mrneals@gmail.com

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