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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: Federal Reserve Bank <ericjames929@gmail.com>
Reply-To: customercareseriveremitdept111@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:42:57 +0100
Subject: U.S Government.

Federal Reserve Bank of America
33 Liberty Street,
New York, NY 10045.
Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUS2014
Attention Honorable Beneficiary


Payment Release Instruction From Federal Reserve Bank of New York.


Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the
International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify
you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International
Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United
Nations Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America
respectively via International Payment Voucher Number:
IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G requesting our bank to direct the State
Nevada Bank, 1501 W Warm Springs Rd, Henderson, NV 89014, Vereinigte a
subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of America to disburse your
due wining/inheritance and contract payment valued at Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$10.5) in your favor via
their branch in NV USA.


In view of this directive received from the International Monetary
Funds (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as
directed to us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund
beneficiaries to receive their payment at this First quarter of year
2014. With that being done, you are required to urgently.


contact the Nevada State Bank through their International Funds
Release Supervisor:

Contact Person: Mr. Bernard Critchlow
(Head, Funds Release Supervisor)
Email:(customercareseriveremitdept111@yandex.com)

We wish to inform you to re-confirm the following information before
the Nevada State Bank to enable the officer in-charge to proceed with
the preliminary arrangements that will enhance the immediate release
of your funds. Owing to security reasons, be clearly informed that we
will not respond to any phone calls/general inquiries placed to our
bank with regards to the remittance of your funds by beneficiaries as
we are barred from doing so, you are therefore advised to communicate
only with the accredited officer for further remittance advice.


1) Full Name:
2) Full Address;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number;
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;
6) Your Bank name;
7) Your Bank Address;
8) Account name and Number;
9) ABA/Routing Number;
10) Swift or Sort Code/IBAN;
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
TREAT AS URGENT.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
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Notice To Recipient: This email (and any attachments) is only intended
for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed, and may
contain information that is privileged and confidential. You, the
recipient, are obligated to maintain it in a safe, secure and
confidential manner.
Unauthorized redisclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality may
subject you to federal and state penalties.

If you are not the recipient, please immediately notify Federal
Reserve Bank of New York by return email, and delete this message
from your computer

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