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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: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury" <noreply@treasury.gov>
Reply-To: jovitacarranza.ustreasury@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2018 10:08:10 +0300
Subject: Your unclaimed fund.../



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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20220


COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT RESOLUTION PANEL ON WITHHELD PAYMENTS.

I am Steven Mnuchin the Secretary of the U.S Department of the Treasury.
The executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and
ensuring the financial security of the United States.

We have also taken time to review unsuccessful transactions with most
international inheritance/contract insurance companies and other foreign
banks especially in Africa, Asia and the United Kingdom. We wish to let
you know that we have communicated with most of these foreign banking
institutions withholding most international payments to individuals and
companies so as to find out why these funds were withheld, the source of
the funds and a final solution to this problem.

Conclusively, we discovered that most withheld and unpaid funds
originating from lottery organizations, international trading, company's
awarded contract funds and deceased persons were not properly filed for
international funds payment to its intended beneficiary, as such,
transfer suspension was placed on these funds because majority of these
international transfers were not properly recorded by the paying
institution for future file assessment by the International Monetary
Fund and the Financial Services Authority.

Presently, your ongoing transaction in which you will gain full
assistance from us to monitor your case and make sure you receive your
awarded funds on compliance will be on full effect in your favor as long
as you have complied with the Order of Court Dialogue in which we are
presently trying to obtain favor on your funds payment.

In joint alliance with the Financial Services Authority, we wish to let
you know that we have been approved to assist you in receiving your
awarded funds but only the total sum of Nine Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars ($9,500,000.00 USD). We have gone through
the security manifest booklet of all international outstanding
transactions and our extensive investigation confirmed that you are the
beneficiary of this fund through the assistance of the International
Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) to investigate and release suspended
withheld funds to its beneficiaries account abroad, we were able to gain
an Approval Authorization Letter from the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) which stated that your funds will be paid to you on proper
confirmation of its claims.

We wish to inform you once again that there is an existing arrangement
with United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) in New York to process
and pay you the outstanding debt of $9,500,000.00 as soon as you provide
the complete requirements needed for them to process your fund payment
case.

Contact the Treasurer of the United States of America
Jovita Carranza
Email: jovitacarranza.ustreasury@gmail.com

Contact her with below details.
- A scanned copy of your ID or driver’s license:
- Your direct mobile telephone number:
- Your present home address for documents delivery:

Your nominated Bank Account information shall be requested for transfer
of your funds after confirmation of your funds claims file by the
processing officer.

Failure to properly apply for the funds payment will nullify your
chances of receiving your unclaimed funds and funds will be diverted
into the government treasury.

Regards,
Steven Mnuchin
Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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