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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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Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. Department of the Treasury" <ofac_feedback@do.treas.gov>
Reply-To: <ustreasury.asset@washingtondc.usa.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 11:13:24 +0100
Subject: NOT FOUND (COMPLY IMMEDIATELY)


FROM THE OFFICE OF MR. TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER
Senior Secretary, Foreign Assets Control
The U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasury Annex
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
United States of America
Tel: +1-(202) 622-2000
Fax: +1-(202) 478-0979

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Our Ref: USA/TREAS/898ATCP
Your ref: USA/IMF/7890/121


COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
RESOLUTION PANEL ON WITHHELD PAYMENTS

You are being contacted today dated (5th of July 2011) because you have
not received your awarded funds and we want to advise you of the status
of your fund payment case. Recently there was a court decision that
favored you in getting your funds back from international banks that are
withholding your funds. Although you are hearing from us for the first
time, we have been working very hard for you and making progress on our
research on why international banks has failed to completely credit
funds to international owners/beneficiaries account.

We have also taken time to review your online email communication
messages on your unsuccessful transactions with most international
inheritance/contract insurance companies, European lottery organizations
and other foreign banks especially in Nigeria and United Kingdom. We
wish to let you know that we have communicated with most of these
foreign banking institutions that withheld most international payments
to individual accounts so as to find out why these funds were withheld,
the source of the funds and a final solution to this problem.

Conclusively, we discovered that most withheld and/or unpaid funds which
originated from lottery organizations, international trading company's
awarded contract funds and deceased personals where not properly filed
for international fund payment to its beneficiary account by the fund
beneficiary approved to receive such funds.

Such transfer suspension was placed on these funds because majority of
these international fund remittance/transfer of over the total sum of
$500,000 and above to private European/Non European residence accounts
abroad, usually carried out by foreign Banks, Private or Commercial
Courier Companies were never properly recorded by the paying institution
for future file reference/assessment by the International Monetary Fund
and the Financial Services Authority.

Presently, your ongoing transaction in which you will gain full
assistance from us to monitor your case and make sure you receive your
awarded funds on instruction compliance will be on full effect in your
favor as long as you have complied with the Order of Court dialog in
which we are presently trying to obtain favor on your fund payment case.

In joint alliance with the Financial Services Authority to resolve this
issue, we wish to let you know that we have been approved to assist you
in receiving your awarded funds but only the total sum of Five Million
United States Dollars ($5,000,000.00 USD) was approved for payment in
order to enable you start up your own business. We have gone through the
security manifest booklet of all international outstanding transactions
and our extensive investigation confirmed that you are the original
owner of this fund.

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 your funds will be
paid to you on proper confirmation of its claim.

We wish to inform you again that there is an existing arrangement from
us to process and pay you the outstanding debt of $5,000,000.00 USD owed
to you immediately you provide the complete requirements needed for us
to process your fund payment case. This was resolved in a meeting held
between the International Financial Auditors in Europe and two
representatives from the American government last month.

It is very important we state that this transaction will never be
completed if you do not comply with our instructions and you are
therefore advised to apply for the transfer of your awarded
$5,000,000.00 USD by providing us the information below;

- A scanned copy of your international passport or drivers license:
- Your direct mobile telephone number:
- Your present home address for document delivery:

Click here to forward your application
<mailto:ustreasury.asset@washingtondc.usa.com>

By the virtue of the provision of the law which confer on us powers to
advocate, adjudicate suspend and authorize an immediate transfer of your
funds internationally, we hereby state emphatically and without
prejudice that should there be any information that may succeed your
application for unclaimed awarded fund release that are currently
deposited in most foreign banks in Europe, Asia and in Africa, please do
not hesitate to provide the information so that we will know how to help
you receive your funds.

Important Notice: Your inability to make this clarification for fund
transfer with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue to
suspend your chances of receiving any international payment directed to
your local bank account from any foreign bank until this clarification
is made.

Also note that failure to properly apply for the fund payment will
nullify your chances of receiving your unclaimed funds, and this fund
will be confiscated and made to be forfeited under the Money Laundering
and Other Financial Crime Prohibition Act of 2003.


Regards,
Senior Secretary,
Foreign Assets Control.
U.S. Department of the Treasury.
===========================================Questions about this information should be directed to
The U.S. Department of the Treasury
Telephone: +1-(206) 259-6650.

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