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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: Foreign Claims Settlement Commission <fcsc@synacor.net>
Reply-To: unfc.us@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2021 23:35:03 +0000
Subject: Payment Of Your "Unpaid Foreign Claims"



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U.S. Department of Justice
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC)
441 G Street, NW., Room 6330
Washington, DC 20579
United States of America

Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,

The Foreign Claims Awards are certified to the Department of the
Treasury for payment by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC),
an independent quasi-judicial federal agency, which is administratively
a component of the U.S. Department of Justice. The FCSC determines the
validity and valuation of claims made by U.S. and non-U.S. Nationals for
property losses that occurred in foreign countries, as authorized by
Congress or following government-to-government settlement agreements.
These losses can occur as either a result of nationalization of property
by foreign governments or from damage to or loss of property as a result
of military operations, or injury to both civilian and military
personnel.

Following a series of investigations of some blocked Foreign and local
Claims, we received a mandate to scrutinize some of the claims and mark
out the ones that are reasonable enough to be released, which led us to
contact you as one of the Beneficiaries of this Unpaid Foreign Claims.
The compensation for such losses is authorized by Congress or follows
government-to-government settlement agreements. The Department of the
Treasury’s role is to ensure that the claimants receive the proper
payment amount as authorized in the public law that governs each Foreign
Claims Program. Once payment has been authorized, a Payment Voucher will
be mailed to the claimant, payment will be issued after receipt of a
signed Payment Voucher. In the case of a deceased award holder, the
proper documentation shall be verified, and claims be directed to the
deceased assigned next of kin.

Finally, as a matter of urgency and in order to claim your fund, please
kindly contact the Director of Unpaid Foreign Claims, Mr. Robert
Williams via this Email Address [unfc.us@gmail.com] so that your fund
will be release to you immediately. Also note to reconfirm and forward
your [1] FULL NAME [2] DELIVERY ADDRESS [3] PHONE NUMBER & [4] ID CARD
for proper verification & identification upon contacting the Director of
Unpaid Foreign Claims, Mr. Robert Williams in order to claim and receive
your fund immediately.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Patrick Hovakimian
Commissioner,
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC)

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