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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: "U.S TREASURY DEPARTMENT" <unitednationsworldbnk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sarahbloomraskin.usdeptoff@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:25:10 -0800
Subject: FROM OFFICE OF YOUR FOREIGN ASSETS LODGINGS.....

Office of Foreign Assets Lodgings of
U.S. Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220

Hello,

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank,
IMF and the instruction from the United Nation that all outstanding
foreign and domestic nu-paid funds should be released to the
beneficiaries forthwith unconditionally. In view to this, I have been
authorized by President Barrack Obama in full support of the United
State Government to make immediate payment release to you via cash
delivery to your address.

I deem necessary to inform you that the retrieving of this
inheritance was witnessed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
and the Interpol envoys deployed to London by United States Department
of the Treasury to monitor the proceedings confirmed it to be a fair
judgment by the Bureau and the Interpol as the outcome of the event
was a perfect solution to curtail the activities of con artist and
scam generally and is also a perfect end to your payment.

>From my records of all outstanding payment, your name was discovered
as next on the list of the outstanding beneficiary who have not
received their payments. I Sarah Bloom Raskin wish to inform you that
your payment has being processed and ready for released to you as soon
as you respond to this letter.

Also note that from the record in my file, your payment is valued for
USD$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars).

Please kindly get back to me for further instruction on how to get your funds.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Ms. Sarah Bloom Raskin
Deputy Secretary.
E-mail: sarahbloomraskin.usdeptoff@gmail.com

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