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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 T. Mnuchin" <leewangee622@gmail.com>
Reply-To: treasuryoftheunsstatedepartment@seznam.cz
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 07:33:46 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FUND RECONCILIATION DEPARTMENT,INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES AND
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY ACCESSIBILITY UNITED STATES. (FUND RELEASED
ORDER)

Att! Dear.

In adherence to the specifications of the United States Government,
the management of the Fund Reconciliation Department here in New York,
USA, wishes to let you know that your fund totaling the amount of $1.2
million USD is long over due, every precept regarding your funds has
been concluded. You will be receiving your funds from this office any
moment from now. We shall keep document report of every transaction
done here in the USA, Investigations gathered by the Fund Regulatory
Agency {IMF}, shows you have been receiving numerous emails and text
messages from several offices requesting you to claim your funds. In
some cases, you tried a lot but still the transfer or delivery was not
completed due to one reason or the other. The fact is that you are
stuck between the chains which make it impossible for you to
differentiate the real office from its counterfeit.

I know you will be expecting to hear from me regarding this delivery
after the last attempt to get it over. The fact is that I understand
you’re been into somany transaction and I decided to stay clear so
that you will understand the truth about everything going on within
the internet. We learn that some Banks have contacted you in respect
to your funds, It was brought to our notice about the Chairperson of a
bank who made voluntary effort to have your funds transferred into
your account or delivered to you in form of an ATM Visa Card but
couldn’t complete the process due to some fall-out on your ends as you
couldn’t meet up with the fee demand for the transfer, so they gave up
on you. In a more proper and legalized manner, the Fund Reconciliation
Department and the Federal Reserve Bank solicited us to allow your
fund to be written as a Cashier’s Cheque or Credited as an ATM Visa
Card and have it shipped to your home address through USPS Priority
Mail Express. This option is considered to be the best, easiest and
the most efficient way to have you get your long awaited United
Nations approved funds, For the purpose to avoiding double
payment on your end, we had an agreement with the IMF and the Federal
Reserve Bank to document every charge necessary until your funds worth
$1.2 million get to you.

The analytical group of the two offices mentioned above estimated an
accurate sum of $200 USD as the Fund Release Order Certificate. So it
was constituted and officially submitted to the Court of Justice that
“the only” charge you will ever pay before your package leaves our
office is $200 USD, which is the fee for your Procurement File to be
signed and sent to us here in in the office, after which you’ll never
spend a dime again. We are renowned and reputable USA Agency and we
don’t like undocumented processes. This is why it has to be written
down on paper that you will never pay any other money. The $200.00 USD
is for “FUND RELEASE ORDERCERTIFICATE”. The Chairperson of the Federal
Reserve Bank, Janet Louise Yellen will send his PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
who will have the Power of Attorney to stand in and sign on your
behalf and bring along with her your Procurement File to us here to
enable us post your loaded ATM Card/Cheque to your mailing address
without any hitch.
You are required to make the administrative payment of $200.00 USD for
the FUND RELEASED ORDER CERTIFICATE through western union or money
gram through our issuing officer at the bank to enable us make the
delivery to your designate home address.

If you have be block to send through MoneyGram or World Remit, Just
use the $200.00 and Buy iTunes Card and send to us with the copy
attached, ok

Receiver’s Name: Artis Earl Skinner
Country: USA
State: California
Zip-Code: 90220

Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying fees after fees
is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials whom always
strive to subject beneficiaries to hard bureaucratic bottle-necks,
thereby making it impossible for most innocent USA citizens and the
likes to claim what rightfully belongs to them. Thank God that your
fund is here in New York, USA.
We have decided to follow the USA constitutions so as to ensure that
your money is in your hands next week. Without mincing words, it will
be desirous if you consciously adhere to the above instruction by
remitting the Fund Release Order Certificate is calculated to be
$200.00 USD. You are advised to kindly reply this email with the below
details enclosed to help ensure safe mailing of your ATM Visa Card:

Kindly Still Update Us With:

1. Your Name which you prefer we use when shipping your ATM Card
2. Your Current mailing (Delivery) Address where your ATM Card should be mailed
3. You’re Private Mobile Number for the Priority Express Mail to Contact you
when they arrive at your door step.

Once again, we are sorry for the inconveniences you might have
encountered in the past, in pursuit of your funds. Now that this
office, Fund Reconciliation Department is involved, you will have no
cause to ever regret again as soon as you adhere to the above given
instructions.

I am expecting the $200.00 USD payment information MoneyGram, World
Remit or iTunes Card so we can proceed immediately. A total of $200.00
with iTunes Card and attached copy of the iTunes Card to us, ok

Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
IRS Commissioner.
Mr. Steven T. Mnuchin

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