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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: Patrick Srour <fengxueli@grandtopeak.com>
Reply-To: <patr747200@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:56:04 -0700
Subject: PLEASE REPLY

Dear Friend,
 
I hope that this correspondence is received with the urgency and expediency required.
 
It has come to the notice of the Board of Trustees at the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK that your present inheritance claims application being handled by the Remitting Bank in United States
is experiencing some man made irregularities.To this effect,it has become necessary for the Board of Trustees to invite trained Fund Transfer Specialists from the United States to resolve and
regularize your fund release with immediate effect.
 
We at Patrick Srour Consults have been duly consulted by the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Board of Trustees and have been fully informed about how the staff of the remitting bank have been taking
advantage of you by telling you to pay unnecessary exorbitant charges which will only make your fund payment a long drawn out process.
 
Due to this we have decided to step into the process of your fund transfer to enable your funds to be transferred within the soonest possible time you are to get back to us immediately with your
full names, phone numbers and address.
 
All processes to have your funds paid to you immediately through the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Liaison Remittance Office in WASHINGTON have been initiated to cut out unnecessary costs.You
are advised to keep this communication highly confidential as the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Board of Trustees have asked us to resolve this fund payment independent of the office of the
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Director to identify the the principal participants in this unethical payment procedure.
 
We shall await your immediate correspondence with your direct telephone numbers for re-confirmation to to my confidential email address at (patr747200@gmail.com) so that we may
conclude your payment immediately.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Dr. Patrick Srour.
 
Patricksrour & Associates
 
c/O FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.

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