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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: "Dr. Ben S. Bernanke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedreservesystm@admin.in.th>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:50:39 -0000
Subject: Re: The FED Washington DC ( File Update )

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW Washington, DC 20551
fedreservesystm@admin.in.th


Notice; Congratulations From the office of Dr. Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman Board of Governors.

This is a brief outline of the obligation of Federal Reserve System Washington DC. The Fed, as the system is commonly called, is an independent governmental entity created by Congress in 1913 to serve as the central bank of United States, and provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. The Fed is also responsible for formulating and executing monetary policy, supervising and regulating depository institutions, providing an elastic currency, assisting the federal government's financing operations, and serving as the banker for the U.S government.

Today, I Dr. Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman Board of Governors Federal Reserve System Washington DC, and Executive Board member of the Twelve Districts Federal Reserve Banks of United States, with Twenty Four Branches, acknowledge the gratification to register my words of advice to you, owing to my wealth of experience here in the office, of which I would not advocate any reasons that will warrant your fund, presently lying dormant in the FED pecuniary vault since the second quarter of the year 2012, to this first quarter of the year 2013, to be questionable by any governmental agency.

The above valued transaction in your name was brought to my attention today, as a result of the confiscation of all overdue dormant transaction campaign held by the board of Governors of the FED, but the FED decision on your transaction files was unanimous and collective effort of the board, which is based on the fact that the existence of your transaction in the pecuniary vault of the U.S FED; have not been made known to you before now, therefore it is paramount and highly essential that you respond to this vital notice for further important discussion as regards to your funds release to you to be established.

I believe that this tip of an iceberg will convince you of my information, nursed intention to guide and protect your civil and commercial interests here in this office adequately on your behalf, so as to ensure, we handle your funds release legally and under the law stipulation as enshrined in the American law.

Thank you, I look forward for your email response.



Dr. Ben S. Bernanke,
Chairman Board of Governors.
Federal Reserve System Washington DC.
fedreservesystm@admin.in.th

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