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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: "FCMB UK Broadbent House" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gp-cm3@admin.in.th>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 08:07:29 -0500
Subject: Urgent Acknowledgement!!!

Federal Reserve Bank of America
33 Liberty Street,
New York, NY 10045.
Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUS201

Attention Honorable Beneficiary


Payment Release Instruction From Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

We have to inform you that this year 2014 we received a payment credit instruction from the United Nation
Organization New York to credit your account with your full Inheritance fund of $10,500,000(Ten Million
Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars from the Federal reserve account with our bank, Federal Reserve Bank
New York.

Finally, any of our citizen here in United State of America that are dealing with any Bank outside the United
State of America, who have not yet received their fund should kindly contact our secret agent here in
United State. The agent's name is Mark Sullivan, and you are also adviced to give him your full information
which include Your Full Name, Your Full Address, Your Mobile Number, so that the agent will investigate if
that bank is for real to avoid being scamed. You are also adviced to give the agent all the banks
addresses that you are dealing with. Once the agent is through with his investigation, he will get back to
you. Below is the agent's

Contact Information:
Name: Mark Sullivan
EMAIL: info.report@inbox.lv


Thanks for banking with us while we looking forward to serving you with the best of our service.

CONGRATULATION.

YOURS TRULY,

Mr. Thomas K. Montag
CHAIRMAN,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

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