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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. Janet Louise Yellen. U.S Department of the Treasury" <mrchrisw711@gmail.com>
Reply-To: smnu433@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 04:48:03 -0700
Subject: Re: YOUR FUNDS NOTIFICATION

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U.S Department of the Treasury
Address: #1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington,
D.C. 20220,
USA.


Attention:


The treasury department under my watch has uncover a huge amount
running into millions belonging to different individuals and
organizations which are yet to be claimed due to reasons unknown to
this department. With this regard, I decided to open communication
with you with the email found in the file to know the reason behind
the pending release of your unclaimed funds. This is to inform you
that arrangement has also been put in place for you to receive your
long awaited unclaimed funds under the watch of this department to
ensure a smooth and successful release/remit of your fund into your
designated bank account you will be providing.

You are therefore expected to reconfirm your information as stated
herein below for final procedure which is submitting your information
to our accredited paying bank for immediate release of your fund to
you.

Your full name
Current address
Your phone number/mobile cellphone
A copy of your passport photograph or any means of photo
identification for identification purpose.

Your response is highly anticipated.

Thanks.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Janet Louise Yellen.
United States Secretary of the Treasury

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