419 scam: "Phillip M. James" <barrphillipanderson02@gmail.com> U.S. Secretary for International Affairs

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- phillipjm3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Phillip M. James" <barrphillipanderson02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: phillipjm3@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:44:49 -0800
Subject: U.S. Secretary for International Affairs

DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFFAIRS
(Office of the Under Secretary)
700 19th Street, N.W. Washington,
D.C. 20431.
____________________________

Attention Beneficiary,

I am Mrs. Janet Yellen, U.S. Department of the Treasury International
Affairs and Sworn In As 78th Secretary of the United States Department
of the Treasury on Jan. 26, 2021 in a ceremony attended by Mr.
President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and
Vice President Mrs. Kamala Devi Harris, See below:
http://www.treas.gov/ organization/bios/ Brainard. 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 service 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: 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 the 86th United States attorney general by e-mail: @
<phillipjm3@gmail.com>

1. SURNAME.............
2. OTHER NAMES.............
3. PHONE NUMBER............
4. YOUR CITY:..............
5. ADDRESS...................
6. AGE..................
7. SEX...................
8. OCCUPATION.............
9. AMOUNT TO BE CLAIMED: $10.500,000.00 million dollars

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 attorney
general Barr. Phillip M. James, And who is the Legal Practitioner to
the United States Department of Treasury e-Mail below:
(phillipjm3@gmail.com)

Warm Regards
Mrs. Janet L. Yellen,
Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury
Chat Conversation End

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