419 scam: "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK" <frb@usa.com> FRB PAYMENT.!!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK" <frb@usa.com>
Reply-To: frb.davidyellen05@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:06:08 +0530 (IST)
Subject: FRB PAYMENT.!!

The Transfer Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York(FRBNY)would like to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary
in the recent
schedule for payment of the outstanding debts incurred by the FEDERAL US
Government 2014 to 2015.Your payment is categorized as: contract type/
Lottery/inheritance/unpaid contract funds/ undelivered Lottery fund/Scam
Victims.Payment file: FRB/id1033/15. Payment amount:
$500,000USD.Therefore, we are writing this email to inform you that
$500,000USD {FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS} will be release to you, as it
was committed for(FRB) Governor Miss Janet L. Yellen.on the 1sth Of
January 2015 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRB) Governor,Miss
Janet L. Yellen and Ban Kin-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations
met with the Senate Tax
Committee on Finance FRB NY/WC branch regarding unclaimed funds whichhave
been due for a long run. At the end of the meeting (FRB) Governor,Miss
Janet L. Yellen mandated all unclaimed funds to be released back to the
beneficiaries stating that it is an unfair practice to withhold funds in
government coffers for one reason or the other. e.g., tax
accumulations.the (FRB)Miss Janet L. Yellen also stated that Beneficiary
will have to pay crediting fees of $250 ONLY.To credit your account
immediately.get back for more details.

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