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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: "SEC. STEVEN TERNER MNUCHIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <2434393656@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:04:08 -0300
Subject: Re: Read Carefully & Understand//Get back to me Asap.


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U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL (OFAC).
1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW. WASHINGTON, DC 20220.USA
Phone Number: +1 860-640-4337
Official Emailing: (2434393656@qq.com)
www.treasury.gov


Read Carefully & Understand!!!


Happy New Year sir to you and your family, I have been trying to get in touch with you but i was so busy,I met your file of payment worth of Eight
Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars submitted by my predecessor Mr. Eric H. Holder Jr and after going through the file of payment, I was able to find out that all the necessary approval has been submitted and you have to signed all that is necessary to claim this funds. My office hereby advises you to choose your preferred option of payment either through ATM CARD, BANK DRAFT, and BANK CHEAQUE OR WIRE TRANSFER. Kindly choose one option and notify my office for my humble
action.

Sir,
my office is eager to work with you if you will exhibit mutual
understanding and avoid doubts, when he was handing over to me before
the swearing in ceremony I assure him that I will start from where he
stopped. All I and my office demanded is your honesty. American
Government is watching us and I don’t want us to be an object of public
deride.

I will send you an form which you are to fill in and send back to me before processing your funds. do get back to me voa call or text above is my phone number...

We welcome you and we pledge for your honesty and support.


THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION,
SEC. STEVEN TERNER MNUCHIN
SECRETARY OF THE US TREASURY DEPT.




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