419 scam: "William C. Dudley" <dirctor@NY.FRB.ORG> Re: YOUR QUICK RESPONSE IS REQUIRED

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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:
- "cost of transfer" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "microgrant@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "William C. Dudley" <dirctor@NY.FRB.ORG>
Reply-To: microgrant@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:02:50 +1100
Subject: Re: YOUR QUICK RESPONSE IS REQUIRED

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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Serving The Second District And The Nation)
33 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK, NY 10045. USA
WEBSITE: WWW.NY.FRB.ORG
Our Ref: FRB/NY/TDT/US/XX15

NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM BANK FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD NEW YORK.

SECURITY CODE: (FRBNYATM-2015)

Attention: !

OFFICIAL NOTICE: this is to notify you that Series of meetings have been
held over the past (1) Month with the Secretary General of the United
Nations Organization in United State of America, which ended today
17/122015, It is obvious that you still haven't receive your fund which
is now $11,000,000.00 USD (Eleven Million United States Dollars). Which
is due to corrupt bank officials you have been dealing with. They all
resort to charging you irrelevant fees.

The only legitimate fee you ought to have paid is the Cost of
Transfer(COT). This fee is the only charges approved by the Financial
Regulatory Authority. All other fees you were asked to pay those corrupt
bank official were all illegal and unauthorized. This is why they will
keep demanding more money from you. But, through the media and internet,
we have sponsored several notification messages to advise fellow
Americans on the need to be very watchful and skeptical regarding
impostors and fraudsters claiming to posses the ability to transfer
fund.

In these regards, we wish to inform you that only though this agency can
your fund be remitted to you securely without further delays. You are
therefore required to send us the following:

Your Full Name:___________________________
Your House Address:_______________________
Home/Cell/Phone Number:___________________
Occupation:_______________________________
AGE:______________________________________
Choose ONE Preferable Payment Method (Direct bank2bank transfer, Visa
ATM Card OR Cashier
Cheque):_____________

Send your response to the email below:
E-mail: microgrant@ymail.com

We also Hereby Issued You Our Code Of Conduct, Which Is (FRBNYATM-2015)
So You Have To Indicate This Code When replying back to us By Using It
As Your Subject Because Of Impostors. And any email from us has to
contain this code at the beginning of our message. Else, kindly
disregard such letter.

NOTE: We are responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve
System, we have been mandated to carry out this task as government bank
and to direct you to the right financial institution/bank where your
fund is presently held.

Thanks and God bless you and God bless America.

Yours in Service,

Mr.William C. Dudley
Director Federal Reserve Bank New York.

Leadership Bank Federal Reserve Board helps build strong communities by
creating opportunities for people -including customers, shareholders and
associates - to fulfill their dreams.

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