419 scam: "Federal Reserve Bank"<dainius@daitaka.lt> YOUR TRANSFER OF US$5.9Million?

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- federalreserve_bank2@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Reserve Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bschultes@protectam.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:59:51 -1200
Subject: YOUR TRANSFER OF US$5.9Million?

Greetings,

We have today received a payment credit instruction from the
UNITED NATION to credit your account with your part payment of your Next of
Kins Fund/Lotto Fund/Contract Fund also Inheritance fund of US$5.9Million from
the reserve access account with us through bank wire Transfer.Therefore, to
enable us achieve our goal to release your Fund to you, you are advice to
re-confirm to us the below information to enable us conclude this transaction with you:

(1) YOUR FULL NAME:
(2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
(3)
PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
(4) OCCUPATION
(5) MARITAL STATUS

Be informed that transfer will commence immediately we hear from you with the Above
information. Once more, Our Bank will not hesitate to credit your account
within 72hours in accordance with Fund release order regulations through out transfer department office.

Reply for further details today.
Mr JOHN
RAYMOND
Federal Reserve Bank
federalreserve_bank2@aol.com

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