419 scam: United States Department of the Treasury <pamoses@fibertel.com.ar> Your Money

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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.
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.
- cecilezenkevqp89@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: United States Department of the Treasury <pamoses@fibertel.com.ar>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2023 10:34:52 -0300 (ART)
Subject: Your Money

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20223

Quick Attention

My Name is Timothy Gribben and I work with the US Department of the Treasury, as the Commissioner, Debt Management Services Bureau of the Fiscal Service. From our records you have an unclaimed sum of money from World Bank Group that was never remitted to you, maybe due to some circumstance you could not complete your transactions home or abroad, So I took it upon myself to get in touch with you, before it will be confiscated as you are still opportune to claim it, not from the bank anymore but directly from our office.

Currently, Federal agencies and other organizations collectively hold more than $200 billion in unclaimed cash and benefits, which come from a variety of sources, including abandoned bank accounts and stock holdings, unclaimed life insurance payouts and forgotten pension benefits seizures of third-party benefit, legal financial transactions, like lotto winnings, Inheritance claims that was abandon by individuals over skepticism etc.

It was however ascertained that you were supposed to receive a sum of $10.5 million United States dollars, which is still unclaimed until date.

You are advised to reply back to me immediately you receive this message at (cecilezenkevqp89@gmail.com) as I access this e-mail more often.

Regards,
Timothy Gribben.
Commissioner Debt Management
Services US Department of the Treasury.

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