419 scam: "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"<sfaco@bbts.net> COVID-19 PANDEMIC (YOUR FUND)

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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:

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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevemuchin.us.gov@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:44:17 -0700
Subject: COVID-19 PANDEMIC (YOUR FUND)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Steven Terner Mnuchin
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220.
United States.

Attention: Beneficiary,

I write to bring to your notice about the just concluded meeting with the U.S Government, In a bid to curb the Covid-19 Pandemic in United States and globally, I wish to inform you that the U.S President Donald Trump has given directives to forfeit any unclaimed payment/fund intercepted by the U.S Treasury and under the custody of the Federal Reserve to help fight the Pandemic effective from tomorrow 30Th March, 2020. I am contacting you because of the money you have already spent trying to receive this fund and i do not wish you end up loosing your fund in the hands of Government. Your total sum which is pending is $11.5 Million Dollars.

For your information, if your fund is not released now you will end up loosing it in the hands of the Government. You are advised to get back to me immediately on the receipt of this email if you still wishes to receive your fund.

Stay safe and your family.

Your immediate and urgent cooperation is highly needed.

Yours faithfully,
Steven T. Mnuchin
US Treasury Secretary.

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