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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. JACOB JACK" <www.@rhythm.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR. JACOB JACK" <bigwninerpayout@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 22:03:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

U.S. Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Date: 03/05/2016
Phone Number (206) 582-6391

Attn Please!

Please consider this letter very urgent to avoid cancellation of your United
Nation Compensation fund payment. I am Jacob Jack the Secretary of the U.
S Department of the Treasury. The executive agency responsible for promoting
for a better living of the people of America and ensuring the financial
security of the United States. I was confirmed by the United States Senate on
February 27, 2016, to serve as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury. I was the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a position I also held
in President Clinton's Cabinet from 1998 to 2001.

By virtue of my position as the Secretary of the Treasury, I have irrevocably
instructed Federal Reserve Bank, which is the authorized paying bank to release
your ($17.700,000.00) Seventeen Million Seven hundred thousand United States
dollars United Nations Compensation payment via SWIFT telegraphic bank transfer
into your provided bank account.

However, I wish to state categorically that your fund transfer valued at sum of
($17.700,000.00) will be transferred into your provided account within 5 hours.
All the cost associated with the fund transfer has been pre-paid by the United
Nations. The only cost associated with your fund release is the cost of
processing a "Fund Clearance Certificate", which is estimated to the value of
$79 The "Fund Clearance Certificate" is required in accordance with the U.S
Monetary Policy; and it is the ONLY expenses you will incur before the fund
will be reflected into your account.

For your information, the "Fund Clearance Certificate" is a valid document
required to certify that the ($17.700,000.00)Seventeen Million Seven hundred
thousand United States dollars in question has been cleared and certified by
the U.S. Federal authorities as a legitimate compensation payment approved by
the United Nations and based on our agreement with the United Nations all your
replies should be on email or text message only for recording purpose also due to some internet
hackers accessing innocent peoples email account and diverting information you
are hereby advised to change your email box password immediately you receive
this message and stop give it out to any body, these internet hackers are using
click link or download attachment to steal innocent peoples password so
change your email box password and follow the instruction immediately by send
the $79 to enable us complete your transaction today. You are advised to send
the $79 to the attorney in charge to secure the Fund Clearance Certificate on
your name in BENIN REPUBLIC via WESTERN UNION or money gram as
directed you so you are advise to copy the below full receiver's details and
locate WESTERN UNION or money gram to remit the $79, do send me the payment
information’s immediately you have sent the money VIA WESTERN UNION or money gram

BE ADVISE TO SEND THE FEE VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM.

Receiver’s Name:...GODWIN UZOMA
Country:.....Benin republic
City......Cotonu
Zip Code........00229
Question:.....Be rest
Answer:......Assured

I need the below information immediately you have the $79 sent VIA WESTERN UNION or money gram
Money Transfer such as

Sender Name:
Sender Address:
Sender Phone Number:
Amount: $79.00 us dollar
MTCN / Reference Number:.....

Scan and send the WESTERN UNION or money gram receipt if you have scan for conformation
(Designated bank account details for Electronic Transfer to avoid mistake or
should in case you created a new account)

Bank Name and Address
Account Number:
Account Name:
Routing Number:

Therefore I will advice that you adhere to my instruction and guidelines to you
and everything will work perfectly even if you don't have an account you will
get your fund through ATM VISA CARD, it will only takes 24hrs overnight for
the ATM VISA CARD to deliver to your house through US postal mail. I will be
expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.

Yours Sincerely,

Jacob Jack
Secretary of the Treasury
Phone Number (206) 582-6391
text sms message only

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