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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, New York" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <william12@foxmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 04:24:20 -0700
Subject: Re: Attention Please.

Mr. William C. Dudley
Telegraphic Transfer Department
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York.
New York, USA.

ATTENTION PLEASE,

DID YOU SIGN THE DEED ON YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $4.5 MILLION USD

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED
TO BE RELEASED,VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO
YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO
BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE, THAT YOU ARE DEAD.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATION:
NAME:MRS.JANET MELLBERG
BANK NAME: CITI BANK,YORK.
BANK ADDRESS:NEW YORK, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN
IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.
THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /
FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS
THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

PROVIDE US WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR PROPER VERIFICATION OF FILE.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.JANET
MELLBERG,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

Mr. William C. Dudley
Telegraphic Transfer Department
Federal Reserve Bank.
New York, USA.

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