419 scam: Mr.Michael Bison <info@us.reasury.dept.org> OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS LODGINGS OF U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT US

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "stop order document " ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Michael Bison <info@us.reasury.dept.org>
Reply-To: atmcard@us-treasurydept.co
Date: 17 Nov 2011 19:52:23 -0000
Subject: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS LODGINGS OF U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT US

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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS LODGINGS OF

U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT

1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20220

(206-317-2827)

Good day to you, I am Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the United States

National Treasury.President Barack Obama nominated me to be the 75th

secretary of the treasury on January 26th, 2009.I am the president's leading

policy

adviser on a broad range of domestic and international economic issues.I have

spent most of my career at the U.S. Treasury, which I joined in 1988 after

having worked three years in the private sector for Kissinger Associates.

Before going to the IMF, I Geithner was undersecretary for international

affairs at the Treasury Department under then- Secretary Lawrence Summers.I

played a major role in the Treasury's efforts to contain the Asian financial

crisis in 1997 and 1998. A biography, furnished by the New York Fed,

highlights my management responsibilities. I am the director of the Policy

Development and Review Department at the IMF, which has a staff of 180 people.

As a Treasury official, I Geithner participated in a number of international

negotiations, including agreement on international banking standards known as

the Basel accord, and an agreement that created the IMF's expanded emergency

reserve fund.I am married and has two children to my Name, also received my

bachelor's degree in government and Asian studies from Dartmouth College and

a

master's degree in economics and East Asian studies from Johns Hopkins

University. Kindly visit the website below to view my personal profile.

Website :www.treas.gov/organization/bios/geithner-e.shtml The United

Nations have given me due instructions, alongside with the World Bank to wire

the sum of $10 Million US Dollars Only into your Bank Account in a Legal way.

For this reason I have contacted you. Below is the

Required Documents:

1: United Nations Stop Order Document

2: World Bank Clearance Certificate

3: Proof of Ownership Certificate. These three documents

are needed before i can proceed with the transfer of the total fund into your

Nominated bank account.The United States Department of Justice, can help you

secure this needed documents,I will furnish with the contact detail of whom

to contact, so that this transaction can be completed without delay.

In the meantime, I want you to re-Confirm the following details to me for

your case file processing.

Legal First and Last Name:

Complete Residential Address & Age

Direct Telephone No & Fax

Legal Occupation and Position

Address of Occupation

Company Name

Monthly Income

Please get back to me as soon as possible via my personal email:

Thanks and God Bless you.

Contact Bison the Personal Assitance to wire your fund to you immediately.

Mr.Michael Bison

Executive Secretary United States Treasury Department

Main Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20220

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