419 scam: "Mr. Andrew Robinson" <m.longoni2@tin.it> Attention beneficiary

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- anthonywillian683@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Andrew Robinson" <m.longoni2@tin.it>
Reply-To: office.file2525@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:09:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention beneficiary

From the Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO)
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220
Tel: +1 (202) 858-4587

Attention beneficiary,

I am Mr. Andrew Robinson from the United States Department of the
Treasury.I am contacting you to inform you about your total approval
payment fund which has been awarded to you by the United States
Department of Treasury and United Nations worth $2.500,000,00USD(Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).

The U.S authorities wanted to contact the treasury department in your
state for the immediate transferring of your fund to you, but in other
to avoid any further delay in receiving your fund, the authorities
decided to send a special delivery officer to convey your fund directly
to your house in other to avoid any further delay and to make sure that
your fund get to you successfully. Right now the Treasury Department
delivery officer is at the Airport with your package and he need start
coming over your house right now to deliver your fund to you.

Note: The authorities will confiscate the Fund if you fails to comply
immediately and I want to let you know that everything has now been
finalized and the IMF authorities has approved your fund delivery, So
you must now legally receive your fund immediately without any further
delay. All you need to do right now is to contact the delivery officer
Mr. Anthony Williams right now with your govt ID and also reconfirm
your correct delivery address and your available telephone number to
him, so that he can be able to proceed right away to your house and
deliver your fund to you and also he must avoid any wrong delivery for
your fund.

Contact Information

Mr. Anthony Williams
Email: anthonywillian683@gmail.com
Phone:+ 1 (918) 673-6224

You need to reply back to me right away and confirm to us once you
contacted officer and make sure you forward him your correct delivery
address, your available telephone number and a copy of your ID, so that
he must be able to locate you immediately and avoid any wrong delivery
for your fund:

Your urgent feedback is needed to ensure that your receive your fund
successful as scheduled.

I await your urgent feedback.

Mr. Andrew Robinson
Unclaimed fund Unit
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220
United States of America.

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