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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 BOARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janet.yellen1111@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 11:46:27 +0100
Subject: YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS FOUGHT FOR YOU.

FOREIGN TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE
2012 FRAUD VICTIMS REF/PAYMENTS CODE:FRB/00546
Date-2/8/2014
US Federal Reserve Bank
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045


Attention-Beneficiary,

It has come to our notice that you have been defrauded of your hard earned money by fraudsters from Africa and the rest of the world. During the last Anti-Fraud meeting held in Washington DC USA, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world on the loss of fund by various foreigners to scam artists operating all over the world today.

After the meeting, The Federal Government of these countries in collaboration with the United States Federal Reserve Bank have decided to redeem the good image of African Countries, Therefore, an immediate payment of $10,500,000.00USD(Ten Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been ordered for each of the affected victims. This is in accordance to our recommendations. These payments will be made by UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE as the authorized and corresponding paying bank under the funding assistance of the World Bank.

As at date some beneficiaries have been paid most of them are from United States. Your information was among those mentioned by some of the syndicate that was apprehended in Lagos Nigeria, Accra Ghana and London as one of those that have lost a lot of money to their operations. Fill the required information below so that we can start processing the release of your funds.

1-Full Name
2-A Copy of Your Identity
3-Current Home Address for Delivery
4-Date of Birth
5-Occupation
7-Marital Status
8-Home Phone Number
9-Mobile Phone Number
10- Nationality.

You are hereby advice and warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason whatsoever as the U.S secret service and the F.B.I is working day and night to track this criminals down. This has to be kept confidential until these criminals are all apprehended. You can receive your reimbursement via any of these options you choose (CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OR WIRE TRANSFER). In this regards, you are to contact the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Mrs. Janet Yellen on her email so as to attend to your email response swiftly: (janet.yellen1111@gmail.com).This will enable the immediate process on the release of your compensation payment to you. Your urgent response is awaited.

From The Board of Governors
United States Federal Reserve System.

NOTE:
Please note that some fraudsters are claiming to be Directors or staffs of The Central Bank of Nigeria Plc have recently been sending phony e-mails/letters and also calling unsuspecting persons, with intent to defraud them. It is important to note that these fraudsters are criminals engaged in Advanced Fee Fraud in Nigeria every day In the circumstance, we unreservedly advice you to dissociate yourself from all correspondence and transactions entered into based on evidently fraudulent and fictitious claims.
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