419 scam: "Mr. Jacob Lew"<service@tcsasac.com> first quarter

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jacob Lew" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <departtreasurygov@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:06:58 -0800
Subject: first quarter

Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to inform you that your family name has been scheduled along the first quarter beneficiaries payment of the year list of 2016.

>From the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment with the U.S Department of the Treasury, your family name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet received their payments. I wish to inform you now that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this email and adhere to the rules and regulations governing this reputable office. Also note that from the record in our file your outstanding contract payment is US$10,700,000.00 (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Your response to this email will be highly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Mr. Jacob Lew,
Executive Secretary,
United States Treasury Department.
(C) 2016.

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