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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 New York" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m_federalreservebanknewyork@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:46:39 -0500
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE??,,


BANK FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
33 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10038.


Attn: Beneficiary,


Contract Fund Credit From Bank Federal Reserve Board.

This is to let you know that we received a payment credit instruction from
the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay you with your full
contract/inheritance fund of usd$10.5million from the Nigerian reserve
Account with Federal Reserve bank New York.


However, I want to let you that your fund has been credited to our Bank
Account and we are going to issue you an ATM Card which you will use to make
withdraw immediately we hear from you. Therefore you are required to get
back to us with your particulars such as passport or a valid drivers license
or ID card for identification and to enhance the procession of the delivery
of your ATM Card in your location address.


Fill the info below.

{1}. Your full name and address:.........
{2}. Your telephone, and fax: .......
{3). Your address:........
{4). Your cell phone numbers:.
(5). Age:.


As soon as we hear from you we shall also get back to you with all the
documents that legalize this transaction and also commence immediately with
the procession of the delivery of your ATM Card. Once more, Federal Reserve
Bank New York will not hesitate to credit your account and also deliver your
ATM Card within 72hours in accordance with fund release order regulations.

Your immediate response is highly needed to enable us commence for the
transaction.


Thanks for banking with Federal Reserve Bank while we are looking forward to
serving you better.

Congratulation to your inheritance fund.

Thanks and God bless you.


Mr. Ben S. Bernanke
Chairman Federal Reserve Bank New York.
+13477780748 (USA)

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