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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: "Dr. Janet L. Yellen" <dr.janetyellen2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: anetyellen1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:12:44 -0700
Subject: Attn: Sir/Madam

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SYSTEM
WASHINGTON D.C,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

www.fedealreserve.gov

>From the Desk of Dr. Janet L. Yellen
Chairman, Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Bank System

Attn: Sir/Madam
SUB: TRANSFER
FUNDS VALUE $10,500,000.00 USD

Acting on Pre-telex advice received from the Nigeria Apex Bank (CBN)
to pay you through her Oil Sales Reserve Revenue consolidated
Foreign Account with Federal Reserve Bank , I wish to congratulate you
and also notify you that after careful secularization and
verifications of your payment file submitted to my bank for onward
remittance to your designated bank coordinators , it has been approved
for payment via Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer as stipulated in
accordance with International Banking Commission

Everything being equal and we hope to complete all official vetting
necessary for transfer of your approved amount from this office to
your designated account.To ensure immediate completion of your
transfer of your approved sum to your designated bank coordinators,
kindly give answers to the below following

1) Beneficiary's Full Name..................................
2) Beneficiary's Address:.............................
3) Beneficiary's Phone and Fax Numbers...........
4) Amount due for payment:.................
5) Beneficiary's Bank Name, Bank Address, Bank Account Number, Bank
Swift Code E.T.C.........
In addition, send us a copy of your 'Driver's license or any other
certified ID' for record purposes.

(NOTE: privacy of your personal information is an important part of
Federal Reserve Bank providing you with quality services. As such I
would like to inform you of our commitment for collecting, using,
securing and sharing non-public personal information in line with
International Monetary Fund and World Bank Standards Association Model
Code, It is important to provide this service to you by ensuring that
you fund transfer is completed within seven (7) banking days of this
notification

Kindly treat with the highest sense of urgency as I am firm and
confident of the obvious benefit and success of this transaction. I
fervently hope and believe you will make the best use of this exercise

Your earliest response would be highly appreciated .With overwhelming
thanks and appreciation

Warmest Personal Compliments

Dr. Janet L. Yellen
Chairman,Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Bank System

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