419 scam: "Steven Mnuchin"<info@cirugiaesteticaquito.com> Re; Payment

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven Mnuchin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smnuchin5@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:56:40 -0400
Subject: Re; Payment

Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20220

Dear Beneficiary,
I'm Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You can get more details about me here; http://www.treasury.gov/about/Pages/Secretary.aspx. At the recently concluded meeting with the World Bank and the United Nations, an agreement was reached between both parties for us to settle all outstanding payments accrued to individuals/corporations with respect to local and overseas contract payment, debt re-scheduling and outstanding compensation payment. Fortunately, you have been selected alongside a few other beneficiaries to receive your own payment of $4.5M (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only).

We have been notified that you are yet to receive your fund valued at $4.5 million. This fund will be transferred to your nominated bank account. You are by this email advised to get back to us with the below details to enable us process your payment;

(1) Full Names:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Country of Residence:
(4) Age:
(5) Phone/Cell Number:
(6) Occupation:

Feel Free to contact me back for further proceedings of your approved claims and you are to contact me back with your full names, residential address, Country of Origin/Country of Residence,Age,Phone Number and Occupation as required above. Looking forward to hearing from you and God Bless America.

Yours faithfully,

Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
(U.S. Department Of The Treasury)

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