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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: "FROM US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kyle_jackson@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 20:09:00 +0530
Subject: FROM US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of international
Affairs/Foreign Assets Lodgings
U.S.Department of Treasury 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220.



Attn Beneficiary,


The office of secretary for foreign assets treasury inform you that today at the foreign assets treasury lodgings of US Department of treasury Washington,DC we received and acknowledged your inheritance funds via cash box from our "Office of international affairs" Europe and Eurasia.


I deem necessary to inform you that the retrieving of your inheritance was witnessed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Interpol envoys deployed from Europe by United States Department of Treasury to monitor the proceedings, It was confirmed to be a fair judgment by the Bureau and the Interpol as the outcome of the event was a perfect solution to curtail the activities of con artist and scam generally and is also a Perfect end to your payment. Your Beneficiary Funds that was allotted into cash consignment baggage is now been deposited in our pecuniary vault.


The proceed of these event was successful because our office of international affairs led by Mr. Barry Mackay (Deputy director) who has been monitoring outstanding Beneficiary debts and Lottery Wining Debts of US citizens lodged in some international financial institutions(particularly the IMF, World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and development).He has also been keeping senior economic policymakers including the Treasury Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and the Under Secretary for International Affairs informed of our efforts.


Hence you have to contact my office for further clarifications to this matter: Office of Foreign Deputy Financial Officer U.S. Department of Treasury Washington, DC, Head of Consignment Lodgings: Mr. Kyle Jackson. Before we commence any further on issues concerning your consignment you are to reconfirm your bank name and also your residential address as stated below for verifications to enable us confirm if you indeed the rightful and legal beneficiary of the consignment for immediate payment to you with out any further delay.



Full Name:
Residence Address:
Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Current Occupation:
Contact Telephone Numbers:
Any Form of Prove of Identification:
Current Age:


At the receipt of the above information we will not hesitate to open communication with you given you vital information for easy communication between you and the U.S. Treasury.


Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best Regards,
Kyle Jackson.
Head of Consignment Lodgings

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