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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. Thomas L. Philip" <"WWW."@fork.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Thomas L. Philip" <Thomasl.philip@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:37:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: U.S. Department of the Treasury

Attn funds owner,

U.S. Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW
Washington,DC 20220

This is to bring to your notice that the US Department of the Treasury in affiliation with the Office of
Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") has been authorized in their Sanction Programs to compensate 700 scam
victims who has being a victim of internet scam in Africa.The US Department of the Treasury has decided to pay you
$4,250,000.00 USD(Four Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) each in order to restore the
global economy to the enviable standard of respectability.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Benin Republic boarder with Nigeria as one of the victims of their
operations.You are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him or her for any reason
whatsoever as the US SECRET SERVICE is already on trace of the other criminals,these information should
remain confidential till they are all apprehended,other victims who have not been contacted can submit their
application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation, have successfully passed A mandate to the new president of the United States of America Donald John Trump, to boost the Exercise of clearing all foreign debts Owed to individuals and organizations due to the pass Government failed to pay your fund worth sum of $4,250,000.00 USD (Four Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars.


Note:This payment you are receiving is coming directly from US Department of the Treasury in affiliation/ United Nation Organization Compensation Committee so its risk free (In case you want the funds to be transfer directly to your bank account do let us know so we will let you know the procedural rules and regulation of transferring the funds to your bank account. Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your funds for God sake.

We wait your immediate response with details as required.

Regards,

Mr. Thomas L. Philip,
INSPECTION OFFICER & UN YOUTH DELEGATE.

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