419 scam: "Mr. William C. Dudley"<federal.reservebnk@o2.pl> From Mr. William C. Dudley The 10th president of Federal Reserve Bank NY USA

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "to your nominated bank account" (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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- federal.reservebnk@o2.pl (O2, Poland; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- bank 33 liberty st new york, ny 10045-0001 email:federal.reservebnk@o2.pl attn, dear valued customer we apologies for the delay of your (O2; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. William C. Dudley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundimfnternationalmonetary@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 06:45:31 -0800
Subject: From Mr. William C. Dudley The 10th president of Federal Reserve Bank NY USA

From the Desk of Mr. William C. Dudley
Of Federal Reserve Bank
33 Liberty St New York, NY 10045-0001
Email:federal.reservebnk@o2.pl

ATTN, DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences we might put you through, This is to inform you that we received a message from U.Joy Ogwu of united nations representative in Nigeria, and we wish to notify you that your fund was actually wired to Federal Reserve Bank here in NY.USA from U. Joy Ogwu the united nations representative in Nigeria. Now the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has waded in and intercepted the funds because of lack of proper documentation which is (IMF) INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND clearance certificate which you refuse to obtain before now your fund has been transfer to federal reserve bank here where your fund can be save before we can transfer it to your account.

In order words, we have your fund valued at US$3.1M here with us, and we shall release the payment to you once you have procured the IMF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND clearance certificate from the IMF office in NIGERIA, contact W. Scott Rogers chairman of (IMF) Nigeria with this email address: fundimfnternationalmonetary@yahoo.com.ph and have the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE obtained.

I need the document on my table as quickly as possible to clear your fund of any illegality so that we can transfer your fund to you That is all, because this document is the only thing that holding your fund in Federal Reserve bank here, Therefore, we await your presentation of the said document to us before we can proceed to release your due payment to your nominated bank account.

In your response, you are to re-confirm the following vital details to Federal Reserve Bank for me to know that you are the really owner of the fund:

(1) Your Full Name

(2) Full residential address

(3) Phone and Fax Number
(4) Occupation.

(5) Personal Identification. Driver’s license or International Passport

(7) Age

In your response with the CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE, endeavor to provide your detailed banking coordinates where we will wire your funds to.

We look forward to your urgent response as soon as possible.

Thanks.

Senior Citizen.

From Mr. William C. Dudley The 10th president of Federal Reserve Bank NY USA
And the vice chairman of Federal Reserve open market
Committee Mr. Timothy B. Bernanke Federal reserve bank Chairman
Beside

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