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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: Janet Yellen<info@treasury.org>
Reply-To: deckerdylan1818@gmail.com
Date: 10 Mar 2022 12:16:39 -0800
Subject: Re: U.S Department of the Treasury

U.S Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220 

 This letter is brought to your acknowledgement by the Committee of the U.S Department of the Treasury. We are obliged to update you that the US Department of the Treasury in affiliation with the office of foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has been authorized in their sanction program to return your compensation fund valued $2.9 million which was returned to the government treasury account by the past Trump administration due to your inability of fulfilling the required financial obligations for receiving the payment.

After going through your payment files, We have come to understand the inconvenience and financial commitments you have invested so far, but due to some senior corrupt official’s of the past administration who almost keep the fund for them-self. However, considering your efforts towards achieving this aim, the President of the United States Of America Joe Biden has insisted that your funds should be reversed from the government treasury account and be released to you accordingly without any further delay.

You are hereby warned to stop any payment and cut off all communication with any person's or entity you have been in contact with in rereads to your fund.

CC. TO:
Supreme Court of the United States
U. S. Courts of Appeals
U. S. District Courts
U. S. Circuit Courts
Courts of Special Jurisdiction
Bankruptcy Courts
Court of Claims, 1855 - 1982
U. S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982 -
Customs Court, 1890 - 1980
U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1910 - 1982
U. S. Court of International Trade, 1980 -
Commerce Court, 1910 – 1913

Send your Full Name, Address, Direct phone Number, National ID or Driver's license to deckerdylan1818@gmail.com
upon confirmation of the requested details you will be assigned to a senior account officer that will guide you through the next step after which your fund will be remitted to you.

Confidentiality Notice: This email is highly confidential; distribution of this email is highly prohibited and punishable by law.

U.S Department of the Treasury.

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