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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dennison C. Trenton" <scanner@62gob.ru>
Reply-To: <dennisontrenton@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:04:51 -0500
Subject: U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL,
TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (SIGTARP)
Officer Email: dennisonctrenton@yandex.com / dennisontrenton@wdc.gs
www.treasury.gov


Hello: ,
Read Carefully & Understand!!!

This is to bring to your acknowledgement that the Board Of Trustee at the Treasure House Department Of Pakistan in conjunction with the U.S. Department of the Treasury have decided to release out some overdue valuables such as Golds and Diamonds worth Billions of dollars to some important citizen with good records file, this have been agreed to be shared among citizens who pay their bills and Taxes regularly and have no serious criminal record.

Meanwhile this have been agreed to be shared among the random selected individuals which you fall to be among those elected for this project due to your good record with the FBI / CIA and the Homeland Security. The major reason why the Golds and Diamonds are been released is because of the Gold recovered from Late President Muammar Gaddafi are too much to be stored in the Treasury Dept doing nothing while some important citizens are out there who can make good use of this valuable, as that will help the Country economy to improve, and this programe has got to help those individuals who must have been scammed in one way or the order according to several reports awareness we have been receiving from the United Nations and FBI.

So therefore 1000 Carat Weight of Gold and 1000 Carat weight of Diamond have been assigned to your name and to (49) order lucky individual from different part of the World majority of them are from United States Of America and Pakistan, but if you are not from the mentioned Country and was selected then you are lucky and can still claim your lucky star. The sum of $1.500,000 USD is also attached with the Treasures given to you for maintenance and to appreciate you for been a true and obedient citizen so far.

To avoid complications and to prove yourself right you will have to travel down to Treasury & FX Group MCB House, 1st Floor, 15 Main Jail Road, Gulburg, Lahore, Pakistan to claim and collect your Golds/Diamonds and Cash. But if that will be extremely difficult for you then it will be delivered to your house address and that is the reason why I have been instructed by the General Board Of Trustee at the U.S Treasury Department to be in contact with you to direct you on how it can be delivered at your doorstep via the fastest Aircraft delivery company.

If you want to travel Down to Pakistan and collect your Treasures consignment, then you must reply back to me so that I can direct you on how that can be accomplished but if you want it to be delivered then your delivery details must be provided at your reply back to this email, and they must be provided as stated below.

FULL NAME -----
FULL ADDRESS --
DIRECT TELEPHONE--
YOUR AGE ----

There is nothing to be worried about because the delivery charges of your treasures will be settled by us if that is your preferred choice, but its delivery Insurance coverage of $395.00 USD is what you are mandated and instructed to expedite due to you are the soul owner of the treasures which will be on transit to your doorstep. With all due respect we hope that you understand all that have been explained to you on how this Golds and Diamonds Treasure consignment and the cash price of $1.500,000 USD have been legally awarded to you.

So without experiencing much delays we all await to get a swift and positive response from you, to enable us commence with the safe dispatching of your 1000 Carat Weight Gold and 1000 Carat weight worth of Diamonds alongside with its cash price to your doorstep with an immediate effect.


SINCERELY TRUTHFUL,
DR. DENNISON C. TRENTON

U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE.
U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL,
TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (SIGTARP)
1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW. WASHINGTON, DC 20220.USA

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