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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 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benroyus@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:11:07 +0100
Subject: U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington DC....Your Contract Payment

U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington DC,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW;
Washington, DC 20220
Direct Telephone: 206-201-2732

Attention Beneficiary.

We hereby inform you of the United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, recovery of winning inherited funds via cash consignment baggage from United Nations (UN) association of London England liaison office valued @ $10.5million United States Dollars in your favor.

The funds recovery was witnessed by the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI), and Interpol Unit envoys deployed to London by United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, to monitor the proceedings of the funds recovery from United Nations (UN) Association of London England. The team confirmed that the legal modalities maintained for the coordination of the funds release was a fair and just considered opinion by United Nations (UN) Association of London England. However, the outcome of the event was a perfect solution to curtail the activities of con artist and scam generally, the event was also a perfect solution to your payment.

The recovered fund was allotted into cash consignment baggage by United Nations (UN) Association of London England, and is currently deposited in our pecuniary vault here in Washington DC. The recovering of the funds wouldn’t have being any successful if the United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not dedicated his time in guaranteeing success to the event, due to his fight to eradicate deception, corruptions and terrorism's that has deeply rooted into government and the people they preside over.

The event was also opportunity of achievement for the Prime Minister, to meet the deadline given to him at the 2009 G20 London Summit to clear all outstanding beneficiary debts and lottery wining debts owned to foreigners by the Britain government.

For this reason, the United States Department of the Treasury coordinate hereby state that before any effective steps of action on your cash consignment baggage will be taken for its released to you, you are to reconfirm your personal information stated as following below. The information will enhance your cash consignment baggage delivery from our pecuniary vault here in Washington DC, to your location.

PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Full Name:
Residence Address:
Current Occupation:
Contact Telephone Numbers:
Any form of prove of identification:
Current Age:

PERSONAL REFERENCES.

LIST 2 PERSONS, OTHER THAN YOUR RELATIVES, THAT WE CAN CONTACT TO VERIFY YOU.

FIRST PERSON

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Relationship:
Phone:

SECOND PERSON

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Relationship:
Phone:
EMERGENCY.

IN AN EMERGENCY, LIST 2 PERSONS THAT CAN BE CONTACTED STARTING WITH NEAREST RELATIVES:

FIRST PERSON

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Relationship:
Phone:

SECOND PERSON

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Relationship:
Phone:

You’re advised to adhere to our instructions because it’s compulsory that you furnished us with the above vital information and must be legal and confirmable.

Thank you.

God Bless America.

Sincerely yours

Mr. Michael Cena.

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