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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: "Larry C. Doye" <staff.file0005@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Larry C. Doye" <treasurys.taffroom@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 12:49:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: International Treasury Department


International
Treasury Department
Person in Service:
(Mr. Larry Clinton Doye)
Direct Cell: (575)
219-6500
Address 635 East 8th Street
Orlando, Florida4943 City United State Province/State
Country/ Region United State
 
Contact Person: (Mrs.
Daniel Stella)
Direct Cell (299)
987-303-63
Address 35/37 Bright, Ouando RD,
Tokpota Zebe, Porto Novo, Benin Republic
 
Attention and
Greetings:
 
I am Mr. Larry
Clinton Doye, The Chair person in charge of Treasury Department, International
wire transfers of United State Federal Ministry of Finance.
 
I want to inform you
that your Payment File was brought to my desk today to cancel because the
director & management of the ECOWAS/IMF International have declared with
United Nation Organization to divert your fund to the government treasury
account just because you can not pay the signed wire transfer fee. In reasoning
wisely to this complain I told them to wait until I hear from you today so that
I will know the reason why you decide to rejected such amount of money USD$4.950.000.00
which is your rightful & legal overdue inheritance payment just because of
signed wire transfer fee.
 
The reason why I sent
this email to you is because its your sweat and for this reason you still have
this last chance to claim your fund if you can send USD$75.00 today because I
have already arranged your wires ready for its daily wires to you but failing
to do this, I will allow them to have power over your fund and am very sorry if
you failed as this is the last chance.
 
Therefore, send the
USD $75.00 immediately you receive this email today and email your full name
and address to Mrs. Daniel Stella if you want your USD $4.950.000.00 be send to
you by western union money transfer but the maximum amount officially allow for
it per a day wire to you is USD $4,500 per a day until you receive your
complete USD $4.950.000.00 from her.
 
The second option is
for you to send her the full details of your bank account if you want your fund
be fully transfer by direct bank to bank wire transfer to your account at once.
After you have sent the $75.00 and email me the mtcn numbers to Mrs. Daniel
Stella, you are to indicate your wish to receive your funds as I have stated
above and the funds will be release to you without any hitch.
 
Here is the western
union information in the name of accountant in sending the $75 USD today to
avoid delay in receiving your fund and remember that I have done my best for
you and I will make sure that your wire transfer will begin to be releasing to
you from the moment you sent this $75.00 to them.
 
Send the $75.00 now
and keep me update once you send her email with the western union Copy of the
transfer slip immediately you send the $75 today,
 
Receivers Name:
........Mawusse Agathe Yeme
COUNTRY: …... BENINREPUBLIC
City: .......COTONOU
Test Question:
…...Honest
Answer: …...Trust
Amount to send:
...$75.00
SEND MTCN NUMBER....
Sender's name.......
 
Send it and attached
them the western union copy of the transfer payment slip for easy collection
and qualification. We are waiting for your reply with he Attached of the
transfer slip of the $75 usd immediately you send it today. OK’
 
Thanks.
Mr. Larry Clinton
Doye
Cell (575) 219-6500
Treasury Department,
International
Wire transfers,
Federal Ministry of Finance United State.   

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