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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: "Mr Daniel K Tarullo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielktarulloatfinance@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 15:05:10 -0400
Subject: CONTRACT FUND CREDIT FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BOARD USA

>From the desk of Mr. Daniel K. Tarullo
Fund Credit Officer Federal Reserve Bank,
33 Liberty St
New York, NY 10045-0001

CONTRACT FUND CREDIT FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BOARD USA

We received an instruction letter to wire transfer your contract part payment of $12.5million into your designated bank account.

We wish to let you know that all difficulties have been removed for the success of this contract fund to be transfer into your personal bank account.

Therefore, your response is required to enable us proceed with the transfer of your fund into your account without further delay and you are also require to get back to us with the reconfirmation of your banking information for us to know whether what we have here in our files is correct .This is to avoid transferring of your fund into wrong account.

Again This Is To Inform You That A Woman By Name (Mrs. Pamela Baker) From (Nevada Las Vegas) Came Down To The Federal Reserve Bank New York Office With An Application Stating That You Gave Her The Power Of Attorney To Be The Beneficiary Of Your Outstanding Funds of $12,500 as a Scam compensation fund.

She Made Federal Reserve Bank to Believe That You Are Dead And That She Is Your Next Of Kin. We Decided To Contact you hoping to find Out if you are dead Or alive and to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of Attorney to represent You.

Please Let Us Know Also If You Are Aware that the Federal Reserve Bank almost ready to transfer your Outstanding funds to her nominated Bank Account stated below:

Bank Name: Chase Manhattan Bank.
Address: 1723 Palmdale Bulv.
Palmdale Ca. 93550
Acct #: 3573813158
Rout #: 322271627
Swift Code #: Wmsbus66
Beneficiary: Mrs. Pamela Baker.

She met with the Telex Transfer Manager with the Fund Approve Document fees $375 for the transaction to take place and this is the reason you are being informed because on the Data file payment list, Your name and email Address is stated there.

If you are Not aware Of the above instruction, Do Respond to this Email immediately by reconfirming back to us your full information and ID NOW for proper reconfirmation.Please note that you have less than 24hrs to get back to us to enable us direct you to the paying bank before they proceed to issue all payments to the said.
Kindly get back to me today also with the requested information below so that we can proceed on this matter as soon as possible.

Your full name,country,age,sex,occupation,telephone number,religion and your residential address.
1) Your full Name Bank, and Account number.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport, driver’s license, or any valid ID card via e-mail attachment.


Thanks and God bless you.

vice chairman
Mr Daniel Tarullo,
vice chairman of the Federal Financial Institutions
Federal Reserve Bank New York.
E-mail: danieltarullo.k@gmail.com
E-mail:danielktarulloatfinance@gmail.com
Call me on: +-315-607-687

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