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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: US HM TREASURY <deesbearden@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: ustreas@usa.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 17:07:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: YOUR OUTSTANDING REMITTANCE /Ref: US.HM/TREAS/898ATCP







Office
of the Chief Financial
Officer - Foreign Assets Control
(Committee on Foreign Payment
Resolution Panel on Inheritance & Contract Payments)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasury
Annex, 1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220,
Fax: +1 (202) 622-6415

Contact
-
RT. Hon George Osborne MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Treasury
Horse
Guards Road
LONDON SW1A 2HQ 
TEL: + 44 (750) 334 8542

Date:
Friday, June 04, 2010
 
Our Ref: US.HM/TREAS/898ATCP
Your ref: US.HM/IMF/7890/121

COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN PAYMENT RESOLUTION PANEL ON LONG TERM WITHHELD PAYMENTS
TRANSFERS TO BENEFICIARY

RE:
YOUR OUTSTANDING REMITTANCE

Attention Beneficiary,

The
US Treasury Department
& H.M. Treasury Finance
Ministry United Kingdom working in relationship with International Monetary Fund IMF,
after reviewing your online email communication messages on your
unsuccessful transactions with some European / African banks for the
claim of your unpaid inheritance total sum of US$7.5 Million.  We wish
to let you know that there was a Court Decision on your favor to release
your total unclaimed funds to you,
and this has prompted us to communicate with these foreign banks that
withheld your payment transfer as to find out why your payment was
withheld and the source of the funds. Conclusively, we discovered that
your withheld and/or unpaid funds being remitted to your account abroad
originated from lottery Winnings, international
trading companies and deceased personals.

Through the
assistance of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) to
investigate and release suspended, withheld and/or unpaid
Inheritance/Award Winning/Contract funds to its beneficiaries account
abroad, we were able to gain an approval authorization letter from the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) which stated that these funds will be released by these
European / African and other foreign banks to its beneficiary on proper
confirmation of his/her claim.

However, you are being contacted
because the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved to release
your money for payment to you only on the condition that your
information are verified for a proper clarification of its claim as the
actual beneficiary owning part of the Inheritance/Award Winning/Contract
funds with these banks. It is noteworthy that we affirm that your
payment already approved for release to you, remains suspended for
international transfer to you until your information are verified by our
department.

Kindly provide your personal contact details by
sending us the information below along with a scanned copy of your international passport
or driver’s license so that we will forward it for verification and
payment. PERSONAL DETAILS -

1. Your Full Name, Nationality &
Current Location.
2. Your Age & Current Occupation.
3. Your
Phone & Fax Number.
4.  Your ID Number (or Attach Identification
Documents).

Forward all details to this Email: ustreas@usa.com   //By
Telephone: +44 7045719322,
+44 7024073880.

Sincerely,
Lasana
K. Mack
Deputy CFO and Treasurer, Office of Finance and Treasury
Office
of the Chief Financial Officer - Foreign Assets Control
The U.S.
Department of the Treasury





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