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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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Fraud email example:

From: DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFFAIRS <barbara.faretra@alice.it>
Reply-To: barr.anderson_bernard.co@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:35:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION: DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFATTENTION: DEPARTMENT OF INT'L
AFFAIRS...

DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFFAIRS
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington D.C. 20220.


Accept our Apology,


I am Mr. Timothy F. Geithner, Under Secretary for International Affairs of the
United States Department of Treasury and was sworn in as the 75th Secretary of
the United States Department of the Treasury in a ceremony attended by
President Barack H. Obama, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. , see below: http://www.treas.gov/organization/bios/geithner-e.shtml

Following series of complaints from Citizens of the United States as well as
Citizens of Other Countries In Europe over the Discrepancies and fraudulent
ways in which fund transfers are handled by Africans which has made it
impossible for a lot of People to claim their Winning or Inheritance funds from
most African Countries due to frauds and illegal activities, A decision was
reached recently by the United States Treasury Department under the authority
of the White House to compel African Financial bodies (Banks) to urgently
release all funds of American and European citizens that are trapped in most
Banks and Courier Companies in Africa.

It was discovered that some bureaucratic bottlenecks was put by these Banks and
Couriers to make it impossible for beneficiaries to claim their funds so that
they will fraudulently divert those funds to their private accounts.

Consequent upon the aforementioned, I was personally mandated to handle this
matter to ensure that all funds of our Citizens and others which are
fraudulently being trapped in African Banks are urgently retrieved and paid to
the actual Beneficiaries under a legal manner.

Our team of experts was delegated to Benin Republic, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and
Ghana for this task and we discovered your File NO: BR227/9005666/00 as
unclaimed fund. It was discovered that officials of the Bank has only put up
illegal requirements in order to make it difficult for you to claim your fund.

The United States Department of Treasury has retrieved all Files of illegal
transactions and we will be working under a legitimate arrangement to ensure
that you follow the normal process to receive your fund. You are requested to
Re-confirm the following information to Barr. Anderson J .Bernard by e-mail:

Your full name:.
Your correct delivery Address:.
Your Tel/Fax number:.
Your occupation and marital status:.
Your Int'l Passport or ID CARD.
Amount to claim:$10.5musd,

Be informed that the above information will only enable us to make due
confirmation. We shall ensure that normal process is followed to ensure that
your fund gets to you without delay.

Contact Barr. Anderson J. Bernard who is right in Benin Republic as the Legal
Practitioner to United States Department of Treasury e-Mail below: ( barr.
anderson_bernard.co@outlook.com ) +22999476512 Call Barr. Anderson J. Bernard.

Warm Regards
Mr. Timothy F. Geithner (Under Secretary)

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