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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: "MR. ADAMS STEWART" <info@usclaimservices.org>
Reply-To: adamstewart.us2000@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 07:48:40 -0600
Subject: Re: I need you to confirm if you or any of your family member has
authorized your funds to this account below (and this name?).



U.S. Claims Services, Inc.
National Claims Recovery Services.


From The Desk of Mr. Adams Stewart, Office. Administrator.

We're the Financial Intelligence Organization, an arm of the US Treasury
Department. We are in contact with you because an unclaimed money in
your name is in the wrong hand down there in Africa-Nigeria. In
compliance with the new financial laws (as amended from Subsection
314(a) of the USA FINANCIAL Act of 2001) and screening procedures
facilitated by the US federal law enforcement agencies to checkmate
all financial institution, we are dedicated to reuniting individuals
with their lost and forgotten money. It will interest you to know we
work closely with the government in obtaining the most up-to-date
information for unclaimed money. We utilize extremely accurate
comprehensive
data resources that enable us to connect lost and forgotten money with
its rightful owner: YOU!

On a good note, we have been able to detect unscrupulous and unlawful
movement of funds- in any of forms: tax refunds, proceeds earned from
diversified portfolio, overseas derivative (investment) and
inheritance funds through our network of financial organizations. With
the aid of global tracking technology, we were able to trace this
funds through local and foreign financial centers- both in Africa and
worldwide. Fair enough, we have recently installed a Computer Assisted
Inspection in all bank's database, to help us detect fraud in the line
with funds movement at a glance!

The above statement is the reason for the US Money Regulatory Agency's
Involvement in this. In this Internet age, privileged information
often get to the wrong users. For instance, phishing attacks
perpetrated by online hackers and crackers. One of our major
objectives and measures we have embarked upon, apart from making sure
that individuals receive their due claim, is to redress the financial
irregularities, ills, and reduce the proliferation of scam preyed on
the citizens of United States!

Following the recent verdict passed by a federal judge in Manhattan,
it is resolved that all beneficiary receive their funds direct through
our
accredited financial agent- no longer by intermediary banks, either
local or foreign! This is better to forestall discipline in the normal
banking ethics, and rule out unnecessary red-tape among financial
authorities, and ensure standard bank practice are observed to
everyone's benefit.

To this end, we have issued a "stop order" to an impending transfer to
Robison's family as opposed to the details on the transfer account. In
order to reconcile this transfer, I need you to confirm if you or any
of your family member has authorized your funds to this account below
(and this name?).

Account Holder's Name: Steven Parkett John
Residential Address: 1672 Fife Way,
San Jose, CA 95132
Bank Account #: 006108970
Routing #: 322271627- WMSBUS66
Bank Name: CHASE/WAMU
1289 S. Park Victoria Ave
Milpitas, CA 95035

Our record has it that the funds should be credit to Robison's family
and a confirmation letter mailed to his/her address in our database:
For more information, e-mail us: adamstewart.us@consultant.com

Please ignore if you think you receive this letter in error. On the
other hand if you have any connection with this, it is your sole right
or responsibility to re-confirm your original payment instruction to
our accredited financial agent below for immediate release of your
funds.

TD Financial Group care of Mr. Adams Stewart
By E-mail: adamstewart.us@consultant.com

In the meantime, I want you to re-Confirm the following details to me
for your case file processing.

Legal First and Last Name:
Complete Residential Address & Age:
Direct Telephone No & Fax:
Legal Occupation and Position:
Address of Occupation:

E-mail us a feedback as soon as you are able to receive funds due to
you, upon compliance with our no-rival financial condition- all to
your benefit.

Sincerely,
Complaint Contact: Mr. Adams Stewart.
(Office. Administrator)
National Claims Recovery Services.

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