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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: United States Treasury Department <helena@tana.admvalue.com>
Reply-To: unitedstatestreasuryd87@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 09:33:26 -0700
Subject: WE SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY ..



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UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Main Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington D.C 20220.USA


Attention: ,

We are sincerely sorry for the delay
of your contract payment valued at (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars). We apologize for any inconvenience or
frustration this might have caused you. The delay was caused by minor
problems with our payment system. While we take full responsibility for
my mistake, I would like to assure you that this was a one-time error on
my part as the U.S Department of the Treasury Executive Secretary, I
have already made some reshuffles in the cabinet to ensure that this
does not happen again and the new Executive Secretary.


From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the U.S
Department of the Treasury, your name and Company was discovered as next
on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet received
their payments. I wish to inform you now that your payment is being
processed and will be transferred into your bank account as soon as you
respond to this email and adhere to the rules and regulations governing
this reputable office. Also note that from the record in our file your
outstanding contract payment is valued at (Ten Million Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars). I apologize again for the delay and
thank you for your time and patience.


Your response to this email will be highly appreciated.


Sincerely,
Janet L. Yellen,
Executive Secretary,
United States Treasury Department.

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