419 scam: "US Treasury Department's"<info@admin.org> Dear Victim, Until You Read It and Understand..2018 Financial Report !

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "hon.edwords_p@administrativos.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "US Treasury Department's" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hon.edwords_p@administrativos.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:11:05 -0700
Subject: Dear Victim, Until You Read It and Understand..2018 Financial Report !

U.S Treasury Department's
Office of Foreign Assets Control(OFAC)
U.S Treasury Department's 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, DC 20220

Attn: Unpaid Beneficiary,

Sometimes, I do wonder if you are really, really with your senses. How Could you keep trusting people and at the end you will loose your hard Earned money, are you being deceived by their big names? They Impersonate on many offices, claiming to be Governors, Directors/Chairmen of one Office or the other. Their game plan is only just to extort your hard Earned money. Now, the question is how long you will continue to be Deceived? Sometimes, they will issue you fake check, introduce you to fake Diplomatic delivery, un-existing on-line banking and they will also fake wire transfer of Your fund with Payment Stop Order and even send you fake atm cards etc. Anyway, by the virtue of my position I have been following this Transaction from inception and all your efforts towards realizing the Fund. More often than not, I sit down and laugh at your ignorance and That of those who claim they are assisting you, it is very unfortunate That at the end you loose. Although, I don't blame you because you are Not here to witne

I also know that recently you have been dealing with people claiming to be one department . They claim that they are helping you and you forward all the fraudulent e-mails you receive to them. At the end they do nothing about the fraudsters. Soon they will ask you to pay money to receive a compensation of $1,500,000.00. Do not pay any money to them again because they are only interested in your hard earned money and you will never receive any compensation in return, they will always keep coming back to ask for more money.

Please I beseech you to stop pursuit of shadows and being deceived, feel free to contact me immediately you receive this notification email so that I can Explain to you the mods-operand guiding the release of your pending compensation fund. Do not panic, be rest assured that this arrangement will be Guided by your Embassy. Kindly contact the claims expert for free assessment to see and know how much you may be owed.

PLEASE DO CONTACT THIS EMAIL BELLOW AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO HIM.

MR. EDWORDS PETER
EMAIL: hon.edwords_p@administrativos.com
Call/Text Message :
+1 (501) 904-9926

Contact him upon the receipt of this mail if you wish to receive your fund and stop wasting your hard earn money and time.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Yours faithfully,

United States Department of the Treasury
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
U.S Treasury Department's 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, DC 20220

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