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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 Steven Mnuchin" <info@netcon.nl>
Reply-To: rp7716362@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 03:21:39 -0300
Subject: INTERNATIONAL REVENUE SERVICE (I.R.S)

Department Of Treasury
INTERNATIONAL REVENUE SERVICE (I.R.S)

NOTE: "If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the disclaimer policy implemented by your Internet Service Provider please Move to Inbox"

Dear Beneficiary;

An Agent has been Legally instructed to direct you in receiving your Revenue funds which have been delayed in our Escrow suspense account for Long now without your knowledge,this delay has made you wonder why you have spent so much Money in the course of getting your funds without receiving anything.

Note that your Revenue Funds has been in our Escrow account for about Sixteen Months and after a meeting which was finalized on the 20th of December 2017, the Internal Revenue Service has approved that every legal Beneficiary of the total Revenue funds should be released to 150 randomly selected email owner starting from on the 04th of January 2018.

Congratulation to you because if you are receiving this email letter, then your email address was among the 150 email random addresses that was randomly selected for approval of the sum of TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($US2.750.000.00) in this first quarter of the year to receive their revenue funds which has been pending for about Sixteen Months before now.

Each beneficiary has been approved to receive the sum of TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($US2.750.000.00)

Please take note that you are to stop every communication you have with anyone regarding your delayed Funds and concentrate on contacting your legally assiagned Agent in charge of your funds on the below information

Agent Name: Dr Richard Powell
Email Address: rp7716362@gmail.com
Phone Number: +2348167098027

Make Sure you contact Dr Richard Powell with the below correct information and you are also advise to call him if necessary.

Your Full Name:
Your Current Address:
Your Country:
Your Direct Telephone Number:
Copy of any Identity Card (Not Compulsory)

Mandate has been passed across to him, and he awaits your response


Yours Sincerely,
Mr Steven Mnuchin,
Secretary of the Treasury

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