419 scam: "Federal Reserve Bank"<southstreetfloral@choiceonemail.com> YOUR FUNDS IS BEEN PROCESSED

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are required to pay " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Reserve Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalreservebank691@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:56:00 -0500
Subject: YOUR FUNDS IS BEEN PROCESSED

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
ADDRESS: 33 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK,
NY 10038 USA
Tel: 1 (607) 241-2971
Fax: (607)282-3022

Dear: Valuable Customer

We are delighted to inform you today dated 23rd January, 2013 that We received a valued amount of fund to credit instruction

from the Bank Of America (BOA) in conjuction with the United Nation to credit your account with your full Inheritance fund

sum of $10,500,000 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from the Bank Of America Reserve account with

our bank Federal Reserve Board in New York.

As a matter of fact we do not have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective beneficiaries,

so try and comply with the essential remittance requirements to ensure the swift release of these funds into your account.

As it was concluded that these funds will be paid to you through our online-banking website, this is what online-banking is

all about; We are going to set up a new non-residential account with your name here in our bank and transfer the fund into

your new account, then we shall offer you your new account pin and password to enable you have access to your new account

when you login to your account. If you login, you will see the instructions given to you on how you will transfer the fund

into any bank account of your choice in your country.

What we need is only:

Your full name
Your mailing address,
Age,
sex,
Marital status,
occupation
A copy of your international passport or driving license.

NOTE:

There's an opening charges attached to it which you are required to pay for the opening of the Online Account with our

bank. As soon as the fee is confirmed by our Payment Center, Your total funds shall be credited into your new online account

immediately and your login details will be forwarded to you so that you can login and make the total transfer of

$10,500,000.00 USD therein via online wire transfer into your bank account without delay.

Your Immediate Response is Highly needed to enable me commence for the Online Account.

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

Best Regard's
Mr. Ben S. Bernanke

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