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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: Mr Steven Munachi <mribrahimmustafamagu00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrlarryvictor85@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 12:14:22 -0700
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary,

DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFFAIRS
(Office of the Under Secretary)
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington D.C. 20220


Urgent Attention,

I am Mr.Steven Mnuchin, Under Secretary for International Affairs of
the United States Treasury Department and was sworn in as the 77th
Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury in a
ceremony attended by President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala
Harris , see below:http://www.treas.gov/organization/bios/geithner-e.shtml

Following series of complains from Citizens of the United States as
well as Citizens of Other Countries In Europe over the Discrepancies
and fraudulent ways in which fund transfers are handled by Africans
which has made it impossible for a lot of People to claim their
Winning or Inheritance funds from most African Countries due to frauds
and illegal activities, A decision was reached recently by the United
States Treasury Department under the authority of the White House to
compel African Financial bodies (Banks) to urgently release all funds
of American and European citizens that are trapped in most Banks and
Courier Companies in Africa. It was discovered that some bureaucratic
bottlenecks was put by these Banks and Couriers to make it impossible
for beneficiaries to claim their funds so that they will fraudulently
divert those funds to their private accounts. (
mrlarryvictor85@gmail.com )

Consequent upon the aforementioned, I was personally mandated to
handle this matter to ensure that all funds of our Citizens and others
which are fraudulently being trapped in African Banks are urgently
retrieved and paid to the actual Beneficiaries under a legal
manner.Our team of experts were delegated to Benin Republic,
Nigeria,Ivory Coast and Ghana for this task and we discovered your
File NO:BR227/9005666/00 as unclaimed fund.It was discovered that
officials of the Bank has only put up illegal requirements in order to
make it difficult for you to claim your fund.

The United States Department of Treasury has retrieved all Files of
illegal transactions and we will be working under a legitimate
arrangement to ensure that you follow the normal process to receive
your fund.You are requested to Re-confirm the following information to
Barr.Wilson Scott by e-mail: mrlarryvictor85@gmail.com

1. SURNAME
2. OTHER NAMES
3. PHONE NUMBER
4. ADDRESS.
5. AMOUNT TO BE CLAIMED: $36,500,000.00usd

Be informed that the above information will only enable us to make due
confirmation. We shall ensure that normal process is followed to
ensure that your fund gets to you without delay.Contact Barr.Wilson
Scott who is right in Benin Republic as the Legal Practitioner to
United States Department of Treasury e-Mail below:
(mrlarryvictor85@gmail.com) Call Barr.Wilson Scott his phone for
urgent attention: whatsapp +229-6604 1232
Warm Regards
Mr.Steven Mnuchin
(Under Secretary).

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