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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: "JANET YELLEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janetyellen@email.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 14:57:14 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION

 
 
 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20220
 
 
 
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,
 
 
 
 
I AM MRS JANET YELLEN, THE NEW APPOINTED UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW ME, I WANT YOU TO CLICK THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ME: https://www.treasury.gov
THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY RESOLVED ON-BEHALF OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
 
 
NOTE: THAT AFTER MY MEETING WITH JOE BIDEN THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WITH SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), THEY AGREED TO PAY YOU $5.500,000.00.(FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS )
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THE LIST TO BE PAID A WHOOPING SUM OF $5.5M US DOLLARS . SO RE-CONFIRM BELOW.
 
 
INFORMATIONS TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
3) WHATS-APP DIRECT TELEPHONE NO
4) OCCUPATION
5) AGE
6) A COPY OF ANY GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID
7) MARITAL STATUS
8) NATIONALITY
 
 
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THE INFORMATIONS, I SHALL INSTRUCT YOU ON WHAT TO DO
WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.
GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN
 
 
MY BEST REGARDS.
JANET YELLEN
UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT
janetyellen@email.com
Https//www.treasury.gov

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