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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: "Mrs. Lael Brainard" <denispowell4ureal@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedfinancialbankusa@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2021 20:03:10 -0700
Subject: Re: Attn: Beneficiary,.....This is DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFFAIRS USA.

DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFFAIRS
(Office of Under Secretary)
1520 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington D.C. 20120.


Greetings and Compliment

I hope this was the second notice and it will be the last notice.

I am Mrs. Lael Brainard, Under Secretary for International Affairs of
United States Treasury Department.

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.

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:
BR114/80MH80L/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.

We have (5) Five options over this payment and I would advise you to
select one of them how you want this payment to be received by you.

1) Telegraphic Wire Transfer To Your Account.
2) Diplomatic Immunity Seal.
3) Payment Via ATM Master Card.
4) Money Transfer
5) Western Union

Select any of these options and get back to us so that we further your
payment without any atom of delay. For your information. The United
States Department of Treasury has retrieved all Files of illegal
transactions and we have work under a legitimate arrangement to ensure
that you follow the normal process to receive your funds
$36.500,000.00 USD .

The only money that you will pay to receive your funds is $850.00 for
Ownership-clearance certificate. The clearance charges which was
initially on the high price $8,500.00 has been cut down by the US
Embassy in Benin Republic considering the poor economic situations
that make it difficult for the middle class citizens to meet up with
the clearance of their entitlement.

Note that you are expected to Buy $850.00 only for Ownership-clearance
certificate. I have taken this assignment upon myself because i
understand that you have really paid so much on the cost which i want
to stop now, because, nothing was received by you. You are requested
to Re-confirm the following information

1. SURNAME.............
2. OTHER NAMES......................
3. PHONE NUMBER AND
4. ADDRESS...................
5. AMOUNT TO BE CLAIMED: $36.500,000.00 USD

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.

Warm Regards

Mrs. Lael Brainard
(Under Secretary).
Chat Conversation End
Contact Email: unitedfinancialbankusa@gmail.com +1 (786) 572-1295
LAST NOTICE. FROM MRS.LAEL BRAINARD UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

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