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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Thomas Shannon Jr." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <departmentofsteta180@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 09:41:41 -0500
Subject: U.S Department of state

 
U.S Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520.
E-mail: departmentofsteta180@gmail.com
Your ATM Visa Card Will Be Shipped Through USPS To Your Address I am Mr.
 
Thomas Shannon Jr, United States Secretary of State by profession. This
 
is to inform you officially that after our investigations with the
 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
 
and other Security Agencies in the Country for the year ended 2016 and
 
2017, we discovered that you have not receive your fund.
I have made it my first point of call since taking office to settle all
 
Outstanding Payments accrued to Individuals or Corporations with respect
 
to local and overseas contract payment, Debt Rescheduling and Outstanding
 
Compensation payment.
This is to make sure all Outstanding payments are settled beginning of
 
this fiscal year 2017. On Behalf of the entire staff of the U.S.
 
Department of State and the United Nations in collaboration with World
 
Bank, we apologize for the delay of your contract payment, Winning or
 
Inheritance funds from most of African Countries and all the
 
inconveniences you encountered while pursuing this payment.
However, from the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment
 
with the U.S Secretary of State, your name was discovered as next on the
 
list of the outstanding payment who has not yet received their payments.
Note that from the record in my file, your outstanding contract payment
 
is $1,850,000.00 USD (One Million, Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand
 
United States Dollars) loaded in an ATM Visa Card that allows you to make
 
a daily maximum withdrawal limit of $5,000 Five Thousand Dollars) YOUR
 
ATM PIN CODE ( 7250 ).
I have your file here in my office and it says that you are yet to
 
receive your fund valued at $1,850,000.00 USD (One Million, Eight Hundred
 
And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). This Funds will now be
 
delivered to your designated address or your preferred payment option.
We have perfected all modules on how to bring this fund to your house
 
without any problem, but be aware that United Nations and the United
 
States Government has only authorised my office to release the Sum of
 
$1,850,000.00 USD to you as true beneficiary of the Fund.
Note that your loaded ATM Visa Card will be mailed to you through
 
Priority Mail Express (USPS) to your designated address immediately you
 
admit full compliance to this email. You are advised to kindly reply this
 
email with the below details enclosed to help ensure safe mailing of your
 
ATM Visa Card:
Your Full Name:
Your Contact House Address:
Name of City of Residence:
Country of Residence:
Direct Mobile Telephone Number:
ID Card, DL or Passport Copy:
Age and Occupation:
NOTE: Every documentation proof for your fund have been packaged and seal
 
to be mailed together with your Visa Card to your address. Therefore, the
 
only obligation required of you by the laws of the Government of United
 
States and the financial Monetary Policy of the Supreme Court, states
 
that; you as a beneficiary must officially obtain the irrevocable LEGAL
 
STAY OF PROCEED from the Supreme Court of USA, as a means to justify the
 
legitimacy, transparency and clean bill of funds from USA so that by the
 
time your funds gets to you, no authority will question the funds as it
 
has been legally certified free from all financial Malpractices and
 
facets. The LEGAL STAY OF PROCEED is valued at a cost of just ( $320) The
 
fee payment can be made through Western union or Money Gram Money
 
Transfer here in the USA:
As soon as the above mentioned $320 is received, The LEGAL STAY OF
 
PROCEED will be secured on your behalf immediately. I need all the
 
compliance that I can get from you to ensure we get this project
 
accomplished. Personally, I am very sorry for the delay you have gone
 
through in the past years. Thanks for adhering to this instructions which
 
are meant for your sole benefit, once again accept my congratulations in
 
advance.
Thanks for your cooperation as your quick response to this email notice
 
with adherence to the above instructions is highly anticipated.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Thomas Shannon Jr.
CALL: +1-949-2382-114
Email ( departmentofsteta180@gmail.com )

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