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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: "U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT" <markn6635@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ustreasurydepartment789@mail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:54:55 +0800
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed!

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I am Janet Yellen, the secretary of the United States Department of
the Treasury.
This urgent message is to inform you that my office has approved the
immediate release and delivery of your fund to you.

I was conducting a file verification exercise and came across a
payment file in your name.
This file has all the payment approval documents, especially from the
United Nations Payment Agency as well as other agencies including US
agencies. However, there is no indication that the said approved fund
was finally paid to you as the beneficiary.
Your total fund is US$10.5 million (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars only).

Before we proceed with the delivery process, you need to reconfirm to
us the following information;

(1)Full Name:
(2) Residence address:
(3) Valid Id card:
(4 Telephone / Mobile phone:

Kindly treat this as a matter of urgency.

Contact Name: Janet Yellen

Email: ustreasurydepartment789@mail.com

Best Regards
Janet Yellen.

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