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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 Texas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frboftexasus@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:01:52 +0100
Subject: TELEGRAPHIC NOTICE OF TRANSFER

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N. Pearl St., Dallas,
TX 75201, United States of America.
Tel/Fax: +1-267-712-3818
E-mail: frboftexasus@gmail.com
 
Our Ref: FRB/TX-USA/TTD/998/011
 
Attention: The Fund Beneficiary,
 
TELEGRAPHIC NOTICE OF TRANSFER
 
We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund Telegraphic Transfer through our bank, Federal Reserve Bank, Texas, to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$19.5 Million into your bank account.
 
Note that I 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 UN Secretary General (Mr. Ban-ki Moon) will sign on your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record purposes.
 
Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were received from our research manager, Barr. Edward Peters on your behalf to FRB for immediate release of your fund. This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, whichthe Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the American Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe & Asia in other to help improve their 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 bill of payment. Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should be directed through our alternative email address for the immediate attention of the credit control department.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
Mr. Kay Gribbin
Administrative Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
 

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