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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Charles P. Rettig" <internalrevenues822@gmail.com>
Reply-To: charlesrettig304@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2021 06:43:07 -0700
Subject: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USA.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USA.
Office Address: Internal Revenue Service
Headquarters Building, 1111 Constitution
Avenue Northwest, Washington, District
of Columbia, DC.Commissioner:
Mr. Charles P. Rettig.
Email: charlesrettig28@outlook.com

Attention: Dear Beneficiary,

I am Charles P. Rettig, The Commissioner Of (I.R.S)Internal Revenue Service,
and I know this email may sound strange to you but nevertheless am here to
make a point to you which will be the secret you have expected or wish to
know about the difficulties and upfront fees which always pops up whenever
you are about to receive your previous transaction. You have paid uncountable
and endless fees to different People, Offices, Banks, Company E.T.C. in the
name of receiving your promised Fund, but it always turns out to be story
after story and fees after fees whenever it is time to receive those Funds.

Am here to tell you that this OFFICE has been the Authority behind those
upfront fees, and you need to read carefully to know our reason for making
you pay upfront fees before you could receive your legitimate Funds. I want
to make it clear to you that 25% of all the transaction you have dealt with
are legitimate, We know the actual amount for each Fund, and knowing the
important of TAX in the State, We secretly set-up "request for upfront fees"
as a medium to collect TAX on those funds before we could allow them release
those Funds to you. (request for: transfer fees, Certificates fees, Clearance
fees, Customs fees, etc) are just the medium we set-up with those People,
Offices, Banks, Company etc to be collecting payments from you until you
have paid the actual percentage Tax of your Fund before we could release
your Fund.

Normally you don't have to pay a dime to receive any of your promised Fund
if not for what I have just explained. Am here to make it clear to you that
the above explained SYSTEM OF TAX PAYMENT which has been the secret behind
your Fund delays has been put to STOP and thereby bringing up a final and
affordable solution to receiving your Funds. Only the 25% among all your
previous and current transactions are legitimate and approximately the total
sum of $35-Million USD is the only legitimate amount left for you to claim.
We have watched out all the series of payments we made you pay through those
people you where and currently dealing with, and found out it is still going
to take you more years and more thousands of dollars payment to cover the
TAX FEE levied on your $35 Million USD which is approximately the sum $3.5M.

$3.5 Million TAX FEE is the actual amount we have planned to collect from you
through the explained SYSTEM OF TAX PAYMENT before releasing your Thirty Five
Million USD to you. But since the old SYSTEM OF TAX PAYMENT has been changed,
We have reached a new SYSTEM which says you will enter into an Agreement with
this OFFICE to unfailingly and unconditionally pay the TAX FEE of $3.5 Million
immediately we release your $35 Million USD to you from this OFFICE without
any delay. We are going to release your $35 Million to you without making you
pay out your hard earned money, but before that you must present to this OFFICE
a TAX AGREEMENT LETTER, and this Tax Agreement Letter will be the only
legitimate
Document to hold our agreement with you on releasing your Fund with agreement
to pay the TAX FEE after receiving your Fund.

If you fail to adhere to the explained instruction you will continue to waste
your hard earned money without receiving anything, because there is no possible
means of you completing the TAX FEE of $3.5 Million expected from you,
therefore
you need to enter into an agreement with us by issuing this TAX
AGREEMENT LETTER,
This Tax Agreement LETTER will stand as a Documented Oath binding us together
before we can feel comfortable to release your $35 Million and you will pay the
TAX FEE of $3.5 Million from your $35 Million USD after you have received it
from this OFFICE. You will have to obtain this TAX AGREEMENT LETTER
from our TAX
AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE and it will cost only $50.00 Steam Wallet Card therefore,
TAX AGREEMENT LETTER Fee of $50.00 is all you will have to spend in other to
receive your $35 Million from this OFFICE and pay the $3.5Million from the Fund.

We expect to hear from you with the $50.00 Steam Wallet Gift Card for the TAX
AGREEMENT LETTER and receive your $35 Million USD. Thanks for your
understanding
and we still need your Correct information to make up this Tax
Agreement Oath with
you. Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm the below information upon
contacting
us to avoid delivery to wrong person after obtaining the needed TAX AGREEMENT
LETTER at the Country of your Fund Origination being Kenya Republic

1- Your Full Name:
2- Your Delivery Address:
3- Your Contact Telephone Number:
4- Your Occupation:

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours In Service,
Mr. Charles P. Rettig,
Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Service (I.R.S)

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