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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: "Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas" <frboftexas1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frboftexas2@postribe.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 17:17:24 -0700
Subject: APPROVAL OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER

Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N. Pearl Street, Dallas,
TX 75201, United States of America.
Our Ref: FRB/TX-USA/TTD/998/011
 
Attention: Fund Beneficiary,
 
APPROVAL OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER
We hereby notifying you concerning your fund Telegraphic Transfer through our bank, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas, to your bank account, which have been approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$2.6 Million into your bank account.
 
Note that, we have started processing your payment and every thing concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we received your Below needed information. Also be informed that the Federal Reserve System Director-general have signed your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank of Swiss for record purposes.
 
Meanwhile, this fund was deposit by the Swiss Bank as your inheritance payment and the American Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank, and we have been instructed to release the above sum to help improve your businesses.
 
Therefore, re-confirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account. These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.
 
1. Your Full Bank Account Details:
2. Your Direct Cell or office phone and fax to reach you:
3. Your address of locations:
4. Your full name:
 
Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above information to enable me use it to process your fund transfer. Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should be directed through our alternative email address for the immediate attention.
 
Yours Faithfully,
Jay Sudderth
Relationship Management Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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