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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: jeff jenkenson <jenkenjeff@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ffederalreservebank@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 12:14:35 +0000
Subject: Awaiting

Federal Reserve Bank
Address: 1000 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309,
United States
Phone:+1 205-683-5303

Attention Sir,

This office of the Federal Reserve Bank through our accredited lawyer
writes to inform you that we received aninformation from INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND (IMF) to release your approved fund US$6,200,000.00 to
your designated bank account. We have verified the Fund
Authenticity,and confirmed that the FUND is 100% LEGAL.

Now you are legally entitled to receive a sum of US$6,200,000.00 (SIX
MILLION,TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS). We also authenticate the fact that your entitled sum of the
fund is safe for immediate remittance to your designated Bank Account,
all necessary official modalities is being finalized, and the Federal
Reserve Bank will communicate with you over the approval of your fund
and with great success within the next few hours you comply with these
instructions given in this letter.

The information has been programmed in our transfer system for final
remittance of your fund. To notarize your file and certify your
fund,you are required to send your Bank Account details which are your
full Name,address and mobile telephone numbers to this office of
Federal Reserve Bank immediately.

At the receipt of your Bank Account details, we will commence
immediate remittance to your nominated Bank Account within 24hours.

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Jeff Jenkenson.

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