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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andersonevelyn60@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 09:39:42 -0000
Subject: Re: Payment Notification !!!

William C. James
Account Manager,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
33 Liberty St New York, NY 10045,
United States.


ATTENTION: Fund Owner,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of an application that was sent to this office in your favor by the IMF Office,and to further bring to your notice that we have taken time to verify your file and we hereby inform you that all the information provided has been in correspondence, we have received a payment approval from the World Bank in collaboration with the United State Government and the IMF to pay every individual that has lottery overdue payment. Be informed here that we have been instructed to carry out the release of your funds via our online wire transfer sector,therefore your online account will be set up for you in no distance time and you will be able to make/wire your funds transfer by yourself into your account which you operate there in your state.

We hereby bring to your notice that the sum of $5,500,000.00 will be credited into your online account and the account information will be given to you, to enable you log into the online account and make your transfer. Bear in mind that your account will be credited into United State Dollars

Right now all you need to do is to provide the under listed information's for the set up of your online account since the transfer will be done via online wire transfer.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ONLINE ACCOUNT OPENING FORM (PERSONAL)

Title :
Name :
Position :
Company :
Address 1 :
Address 2 :
State :
Postcode:
Country :
Telephone :
E-mail :
Bank Name:
Bank Account:
Occupation:
Date of Birth:
Sex :
Marital Status:
Next of Kin :

Once this is done we will open an online account for you and credit your total funds into the account and give you the information to enable you make the transfer.

Note that while you are filling the above account opening form, you should take note of every information you use as that is what we use in opening your online account for you.

You are therefore advised to comply with this instruction immediately and get back to me.

THANK YOU AND BEST REGARDS.

William C. James
Account Manager,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
33 Liberty St New York, NY 10045,
United States.

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