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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: "US Department Treasury" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <treasurydeptoffce@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:36:53 -0500
Subject: United States Treasury Department

This is to make sure all Outstanding payments are settled beginning of this fiscal year 2019. On Behalf of the entire staff of the U.S. Department of Treasury 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, 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 US$10, 500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) .

I have your file here in my office and it says that you are yet to receive your fund valued at US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars). This Funds will now be release to you as your preferred payment option.

We have perfected all modules on how to release your fund without any problem, but be aware that United Nations and the United States Government has only authorized my office to release the Sum of US$10,500,000.00 to you as true beneficiary of the Fund. Feel free to reply me back to this matter.
Mr. Steven Mnuchin Jr.
Executive Secretary United States Treasury Department

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