419 scam: "MR DONALD J.TRUMP" <donaldjohntrumppresident@outlook.com> From the desk of Mr Donald John Trump,President USA.

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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: "MR DONALD J.TRUMP" <donaldjohntrumppresident@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:48:43 -0700
Subject: From the desk of Mr Donald John Trump,President USA.

From the desk of Mr Donald John Trump,President USA.
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500,
UNITED STATE :

Hello,

This is to inform you that We have received irrevocable payment
Instruction from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States on your payment. We wish to inform you
that
youâ€™re a beneficiary of the Skill Empowerment and scam victims
Compensation
Programmed of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is organizing a Skill empowerment
and
Compensation Program to empower human and business development across
the
world. ( For example: victims of war, earthquakes,
hurricane,storm,fire,internet scams etc.) This empowerment and support
programmed also serve a means to compensate scam victims for their loss
and
help them start a new life over again, the programmed extends to some
randomly selected email user selected through the professional email
database of your country and Western Union and Money Gram customers
with the
objective of empowering their skill and business as a step to eradicate
poverty.

After a meeting held by delegations from The World Bank Groups and the
International Monetary Fund, It is agreed that the sum of TWENTY
MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($20,500,000.00 USD) should be
transferred to you as beneficiary of their skill empowerment and scam
victims Compensation Programmed.

The delegation has appointed one of the most reputation bank in Turkey
to
take full responsibility in the transfer process of your Empowerment
and
Compensation fund. It was concluded that your fund would be released on
a
special methods of payment, which is through Online Transfer. This
method
of payment is adopted for security reasons and also to prevent WIRE
transfer intervention or stoppage by any financial monitoring
organization.

We have submitted an approved payment file in your favor as beneficiary
to
the International Remittance Department of The BANK. Kindly send the
following information to get started,please make sure all information
you
provide are accurate.

(a) Your full name
(b) Complete Address
(c) Nationality
(d) Marital status
(e) Occupation (profession)
(f) Copy of identity card (preferably passport or driving license)
(g) Telephone number

Please be informed that these information are required only for
official
use, we assure you that every information you provide to us are safe
and
confidential.

Important Notice: Because of impostors, we hereby issued a code of
identification: (VCS42907TG) your will be identified with this code in
all
future correspondence.

Yours sincerely,
MR DONALD J.TRUMP
PRESIDENT USA.

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