419 scam: "Mr. Jacob Lew" <jknss@flourmail.onmicrosoft.com> department of Treasury : your unpaid funds

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million united state 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348076277939 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- robertharrison375@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jacob Lew" <jknss@flourmail.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <robertharrison375@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 23:02:30 +0600
Subject: department of Treasury : your unpaid funds

Department of Treasury

ATTENTION : Payment Notification .

This is to notify you that we have released your funds of $45 Million United state dollars to be deliver to you without any problem and delay . it is left for you to contact the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA for your payment .

Take note that there is nothing to worry about as long as we are here the United Nation , International Monetary Funds , FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION , and particular the United State Government and we also the Department at Treasury . we all are trying to monitor this transaction and we are very sure that there should be no problem in receiving your funds .

There is no need for you to confirm your information to the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA again as we have forward all your data to them in regard of releasing your funds all your information have been sent to us from the National Security Agency (N.S.A) in support from Washington . so for this, your security is ensure that you in a save hand .

Please for your own good and safety you are advice to stop all transaction you are doing if you are in any way with contact of receiving your funds from Lagos _ Nigeria or the United Kingdom because we believe that what ever you are doing with them is a scam and fraud to rip you off your money understand ?

Be inform that we have given order to the the US ambassador to Nigeria to monitor the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA over there and to make sure you are not cheated in any way and that you receive your funds of ( $15 Million United state dollars)

We believed that your transaction is safe with the US ambassador to Nigeria because he is an insider and trustworthy to complete this transaction for any United State citizen or any EU country expecting any funds from the Nigeria Government .

This Step is taken for security reason because of the Nigeria government to combat against any form of corruption . in as much as this get to you please you are advice to contact the US ambassador to Nigeria which is MR Robert Harrison

Name : MR Robert Harrison
Phone number : +2348076277939
Email : robertharrison375@gmail.com

Your cooperation and understanding on this is needed to stop any other transaction in any form with any one or bank or any organisation and comply with the US ambassador to Nigeria to limit the risk of scam globally .

United States Department of Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Ave
NW, Washington, DC 20220,
United States

MR Jacob Lew
United States Secretary of the Treasury

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Please be notify that this email or message regarding your payment is send to you from US Department of treasury in cooperation with the United Nation office to put limit to any fraudulent act under the jurisdiction of the United State Government : Fraud Act of 1988 in conjunction with the department of justice there fore any copy right of email is prohibited and violators will face the law .

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