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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: "Angela Gore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <angela_gore@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:58:59 -0700
Subject: U.S. Department of the Treasury


Dear Sir,

I am Angela Gore. was directed by Jacob J. Lew, Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury to communicate you of the recently concluded meeting with the World Bank and the United Nations, an agreement was reached between both parties and funds was allocated to settle compensate some individuals who has been victims of scam.

Fortunately, your name was selected alongside a few other beneficiaries who are to receive compensation payment of $850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only).

Hallifax Bank has been directed to process the transmission of the payment to your designated Bank account or issue an ATM Card for a daily cash withdrawing after making a counterpart assessment .

You are hereby advised to revert back to me with the below requirement along with your Banking details as to enable Hallifax Bank commence payment process;

(1) Full Names:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Country of Residence:
(4) Age:
(5) Phone/Cell Number:
(6) Occupation:
Yours faithfully,

Angela Gore.
Department of the Treasury
http://www.treasury.gov/about/Pages/Secretary.aspx

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