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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: "Rt Hon George Osborne MP" <telex@s.gov>
Reply-To: <georgeosborne@hmtreasury-gov.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:18:07 +0200
Subject: Client Order Confirmation

HM Treasury's Correspondence and Enquiry Unit
From The Office of Rt Hon George Osborne MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ
Tel:+44 (0) 700 580 0054
 
Friday, April 13, 2012
 
Our Ref: UK/TREAS/898ATCP
File Code No: HM/IMF/7890/121
 
 
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN PAYMENT RESOLUTION PANEL ON WITHHELD PAYMENTS
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy. The Treasury maintains the Combined Online Information System (COINS) containing a detailed analysis of departmental spending under thousands of category headings.
 
You are being contacted today because we have completely gone through the UK Bank records of individuals dealing on finance resolution. Our Team have carried out the investigation on your case and we recovered your fund payment file. Although you are hearing from us for the first time, The Board has resolved your case which is enlisted among all pending international outgoing fund transfer application and which its stipulated amount for payment to you has been reduced to the total sum of Fifteen Million & Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($15,500,000.00 USD).
 
>From the investigations made, we believe your email account was hacked by your partners who tried to divert your funds to another unsolicited account claimed to be provided by you using another email address that is not yours. We are impressed by our discovery which has proved maximum success on your favor. It was discovered that the level of efforts made by the involved Government Officials to retain your case and pressurize international Banks withholding your fund has yielded a positive result prior to the intervention of the International Monetary Fund.
 
Please note that this is a serious case and It is very important we state that this transaction will never be completed if you do not communicate with us on the issues needed to be resolved in order for us to complete your fund payment case and you are therefore advised to properly apply for the transfer of your funds 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:
 
 
Failure to properly apply for your payment will continue to nullify your chances of receiving your unpaid fund, and this fund will be confiscated and made to be forfeited under the Money Laundering and other Financial Crime Prohibition Act of 2003.
 
 
Regards,
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rt Hon George Osborne MP (Conservative)
HM Treasury Chancellor's Private Office.
 
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