419 scam: "HM TREASURY UNITED KINGDOM"<hm_treasury04@giga.ocn.ne.jp> VERY URGENTLY

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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:

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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "HM TREASURY UNITED KINGDOM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hm_treasury02@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 14:19:37 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENTLY

Unit 1, Horse Guards Rd,
London SW1A 2HQ,
United Kingdom.

Attn;Dear Sir,

I think we have given you enough respect and time to pay for the
transfer permit. At this juncture, we have concluded that you are
no-longer ready and willing to have this fund. Kindly put it into
writing that you are not willing and capable of claiming this
fund. Once we receive this, the transaction will be called off, as directed
by the legal department of the treasury. Please be informed that we do
not accept any fee paid through western union or money gram. For the
sake of transparency, we can only accept fees paid through our accredited
revenue collector's account, bank to bank.

Be informed that after seven days of this notice and you did not
respond, we will have no other option than to seek for a court
injunction which will enable the government of United Kingdom to
declare this fund unclaimed.

The HM treasury of United Kingdom have commenced a legal process
to end the transaction. Kindly sign the attached disclaimer form from
the Royal High Court as it will enable us to call off, cancel this
transaction.

Signed,
Mr.Tom Scholar
PERM.SEC.HM TREASURY UK.
+44-741-847-1835
Cc;
US TREASURY
F.B.I
INTERNATIONAL COURT

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