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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: "USA TREAURY DEPT." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhsus2@washington.usa.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:10:27 -0700
Subject: Attention: Your inheritance fund is released for transfer to you.

U.S DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Department of Treasury.
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220.
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
 
This is an urgent message for immediate release of your fund.
 
After a very long meetings held by the United Nations and the International Monetary fund (IMF) and the United States department of Treasury including the Board of Directors of the World Bank, the European Union; to see to the release of long term debt owed to many foreigners around the World whom had been denied, defraud of their Inheritance, next-of-kin and Contract fund. The United States and World Bank through Department of Homeland Security has been authorized to handle the urgent release of all fund owed to beneficiaries, this is based on the loans and disbursement agreement signed between the United States,Arab League,German government, China and African Union Government and the World bank, the release of your Inheritance/Contract overdue fund will be supervised and paid by the United States Embassy in London.
 
We wish to use this medium to inform you that your inheritance payment of US$4,150,000.00 (Four Million one Hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) from Which have been owned to you/family as inheritance on contract payment have been released and APPROVED for immediate payment to you as contract/inheritance payment.
 
 
Note that we noticed that foreigners have been compelled by banks, ministries and other related offices to pay so much money as fees and yet the inheritance payments for which they paid the fees were not released to them. We also discovered some payments have been diverted to unknown private accounts for their personal interest. All these anomalies are what the United States government has come to correct and release payments to beneficiaries unconditionally without any unnecessary demand of fees from beneficiaries.
 
 
We have mandated the United States Embassy in London to supervise and credit the inheritance sum to your Bank account without delays. As soon as you receive this message, you are advised to Contact the United States Embassy in London stating this fund release code number for payment identifications RE-WDL-US 5678C .You should also state your full names, address,Age and Present Occupation and attach you passport or Drivers license to them.
 
 
Finally, we have given instructions to the United States Embassy in London to release the Inheritance Fund to your via telegraphic transfer (T.T), so you are therefore advice to contact the Chief Executive Officer on inheritance fund payment.
 
 
Contact Person: Chris M. Wayne (Financial department).
 
Office email address: info1usembassy@accountant.com
 
Direct Mobile number: +44-7011139565
 
 
We sincerely apologize for the plight gone through in the past years in receiving this inheritance money. We hope you will benefit from our team of experts. We assure you the best of our services at all times.
 
 
Jacob J. Lew
Secretary of the Treasury
 
 
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