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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: "STEVEN MNUCHIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <2436284292@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 23:04:36 +0100
Subject: (OFAC) Important Inormation For You...

U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL (OFAC).
JURISDICTION: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
HEADQUARTERS: TREASURY BUILDING 1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES.


Our Ref: OFAC /SNT/STB
To: Beneficiary.

This letter is officially brought to your notice by the U.S Department of Treasury Board of Trustees and their Jurisdiction. Recently, an International Conference Meeting was held by the United States Congress, the U.S Department of Treasury Agency executives and the Federal Government of the United States representatives. The mentioned governmental organizations have decided to release out some of the confiscated wealth's seized from the recent crack down on Corruption, so lots of money and treasures such as gold and expensive valuables all worth Billions of U.S Dollars have been obtained through various forms of Anti-Corruption military work. During this meeting the offices mentioned therein have agreed that the wealth should be shared among various civilians with clean criminal records, who pay their taxes regularly, but focusing primarily on victims of internet scams, frauds or bankruptcy.

Therefore, it my duty to inform you of been selected to receive the total compensation fair share of Four Million United States Dollars ( US$4,000,000.00 ) with original Natural Gold nugget huge at 15.48 troy ounces (481.5 Grams), and a size of 3.55" (8.8 cm) long x 2" (5 cm) wide x 0.5" (15 mm) thick. This expensive Gold and ( US$4,000,000.00 ) have been awarded to you and 19 other individuals from different parts of the World, but majority are from USA, Great Britain (U.K), Asia and European Countries. The World Government uses this platform to appreciate you for been a responsible and valued citizen so far, and we wish to compensate and contribute positively into your life, whilst hopefully boosting the economy of your environment because we believe that's where you will establish your funds .

It may interest you to know that an official letter of invitation will be issue for you to travel down here the U.S Department of Treasury and collect your cash and gold. But If coming down to the U.S Department of Treasury is not an option or will be difficult and stressful for you, then your compensation funds and gold shall be delivered to your home through our Reliable and fastest Delivery Company which is the CARGO LOGISTIC COURIER SERVICE (CLCS). Your Gold and Four Million USD has been arranged and loaded in an official metallic consignment box locked with a secret PIN CODE which will be disclosed to you when the box get in your hands.

For us to proceed with the final approval of your compensation funds/treasures payment to you, Carefully fill out this quick questionnaire so that your data as the beneficiary of this compensation can be updated properly documented, to make sure there are no bias or unfair practice as we commence with the full release and delivery of your awarded Fund & Gold. The data will also be used to register your consignment box with the delivery company;


BENEFICIARY NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:
ATTACH ANY GOVERNMENT ID CARD:

After replying to this e-mail and fill out the above questionnaire correctly, expect to hear directly from my office within three (3) hours by then we must have processed your information as the legal beneficiary. So to avoid delay in the delivery of your consignment box, below are some information on the delivery process and policy from the CARGO LOGISTIC COURIER SERVICE (CLCS) who won the contract of delivering our beneficiaries consignment box to their various resident.

The delivery cost of your Treasures/Cash Compensation Award is all that you're required and mandated to pay in order to get your awarded treasures and cash delivered at your resident and nothing more. Meanwhile it's your duty to take care of the delivery cost of your choice from the two option listed by the Cargo & Logistic Courier Management stated below. This has been made compulsory and mandatory that you settle only the delivery cost of your consignment box because your shipment code and the payment slip will also be used as a proof to the Diplomatic Delivery Agents that you're the rightful owner of the box upon their arrival at your doorstep. The DELIVERY cost will also assure and guarantee you that NO Governmental or Non-Governmental parasites will stop or intercept your consignment box until it arrive due to all other tax has been cleared by the United States Congress.

SELECT YOUR ONE DELIVERY SERVICE METHOD FROM THE TWO STATED BELOW!!!!!!!

(1)------------ Cargo Logistics Premium Express (24 hours Delivery) One Day----------------
Mailing: $300.00
Insurance: $250.00
Vat: $50.00
Total Delivery Cost for 24hrs: $600.00 USD (Six hundred US Dollars Only)....

(2)-----------Cargo Logistic Special Express (96 hours Delivery) Four Days---------------------
Mailing: $200.00 00
Insurance: $200.00 00
Vat: $50.00 00
Total Delivery Cost for 96hrs: $450.00 00 (Four Hundred and Fifty US Dollars Only)...

With all due respect this office hope you understand all that have been explained to you in regards to how your Gold and the cash price of (US$4,000,000.00) have been legally awarded and allocated to you by the United States Congress, the U.S Department of Treasury Agency executives and the Federal Government of the United States representatives. So try to indicate your preferred delivery choice among the two stated above, and without experiencing much delays my office and the Cargo Logistic Courier Management now await to get a swift and positive response from you to enable us commence with the safe delivery compensation funds and treasure which has been loaded in a metallic consignment box in your favor, and will be ready for it's shipment to your doorstep upon your compliance to the content of this e-mail.

NOTE: There is are risk involve and this transaction is done under a legitimate procedure that protect you from any breach of Governmental law. Due to the excess uncontrollable world theft hacking and the false impersonating emails you receive regularly, the FBI after have carried out thorough investigations on this transaction and confirmed it legal, and has advised that you change your email address password and keep the new password safe and secured to yourself alone for vital security reasons, do this before replying back to my office to get further information on how your consignment box can reach you.

ANTICIPATING YOUR COMMUNICATION,
SECRETARY STEVEN TERNER MNUCHIN

U.S DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL (OFAC).
1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. USA.
Office Email: secretary_steven.mnuchin@secretary.net
Office Opens: 24 hours/ 6 Days Per Week.
www.treasury.gov

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