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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: "Mr. Steven Mnuchin" <admin@uttranews.com>
Reply-To: smnuchin3@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:11:22 +0200
Subject: RE: URGENT NOTIFICATION



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US TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Address: #290 Broadway 3,
New York, NY 10007,
USA.
E-Mail: info.missingmoney@collector.org
Tel: +1 678 639-9573



Attn,


RE: RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED
MISSING/LONG OVERDUE FUNDS NOTIFICATION.


Be inform therein that after due consultation on your behalf with
respect to immediate release of your Approved Missing Funds of Five
Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($5.6 M). The U.S
Treasury Department has successfully secured your Approved missing Funds
to your favor and it has been gazetted for immediate release to you
which has been appropriated by U.S Treasury Department after careful
verification and reconciliation on your payment file.

You are hereby advise to respond to this notification for further advise
with the below information:

1. Your Full Name
2. Address
3. Mobile Phone Number
4. Age

I shall wait to hear from you with the above mentioned information to
enable us expedite action and have your approved fund release to you.

Once again, We are sincerely poised and committed in serving you most
efficiently.

I await your urgent response.

Thanks.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Steven Mnuchin.
Financial Controller.

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