419 scam: "MR.JACOB JACK LEW" <revjamespatrick008@gmail.com> FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.JACOB LEW

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JACOB JACK LEW" <revjamespatrick008@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jjlew@usa.com
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:42:26 +0100
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.JACOB LEW

*FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.JACOB LEW The U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasury Annex 290 Broadway Office of Foreign Assets Control U.S.
Department of the Treasury Treasury Annex 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500. Our Ref: USA/TREAS/898ATCP Your ref: USA/IMF/7890/121
Web Site: http://www.treasury.gov <http://www.treasury.gov>*

* COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT RESOLUTION PANEL ON WITHHELD PAYMENTS*

* Attn:Sir/Madam*

* After reviewing our online email communication messages on your
unsuccessful transactions with most European and other foreign banks in
Africa, we wish to let you know that we have communicated with most of
these foreign banks that withheld most international payments to individual
accounts so as to find out why these funds were withheld and the source of
the funds,Your funds have incurred interest valued $7.5m have been approved
by this official office as it is our agreement with this bank that this
interest must be paid to you to enable you apply for your total payment.*

* FORWARD TO US THE BELOW INFORMATION;*

* 1. Your Full Name, Nationality & Current Location. 2. Your Age & Current
Occupation. 3. Your Cell Phone & Fax Number. 4. Your ID Number (or Attach
Identification Documents).*

* Regards,*

* Mr.Jacob Lew*

* Foreign Assets Control. U.S. Department of the Treasury.*

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