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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: "anagement Services Bureau of the Fiscal Service" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timgribben00@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 03:20:27 +0800
Subject: Bureau of the Fiscal Service US Department of the Treasury

From the Desk Of:
 
Timothy Gribben
 
Commissioner
 
Debt Management Services
 
Bureau of the Fiscal Service Funds
 
 
 
Our Ref: BFS/IRD/CBX/021/09
 
Attention:??/B>
 
I'm Mr.Timothy Gribben,I am the Commissioner of the U.S. Department Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Debt Management?Services. Some time in the past a?
 
representative of yours approached me through a friend of mine who works with one of the?/B>
Government Agencies here and requested that I assist him conclude a money transfer deal having you as the beneficiary and we all agreed. According to him, he wanted to use this?
 
strategy to transfer a huge amount of US Dollars by presenting your name as
Beneficiary whose fund has not been paid.
 
I have begun to execute all actions to ensure that this is done in the swiftest time.Right now, I have also attached a copy of the Bank Application for? Claims Form which you are expected to fill in completely. This will be tendered to the Bank to ensure that the transfer process is affected with all valid documentation.?
You will also be given full access and login information and also download the First American Bank (FAB) Online Banking App with credited funds compensated by the US Treasury Department and the International Monetary Funds (IMF) $ 22 Million in total, we have made arrangements to register an Online Banking in your name through  our Global Bank,
I have also attached a copy of my identification for your perusal so you know who you are dealing with. I await your response of understanding. Remember to also send me a copy of the filled
 
Application for Claims form for my record purposes.
 
?/B>
Note you can write down the details on the bank form to be able to open the account in your name.
 
 
Regards,
Timothy Gribben
Commissioner
Debt Management Services
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
US Department of the Treasury
(513) 201-7591?
 

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