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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 <janet3@june.web1337.net>
Reply-To: <federalreservebank@vp.pl>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 19:10:07 +0000
Subject: This Message Is From The Office Of Mrs. Janet Yellen,
USA Federal Reserve Bank Chairman,

>From The Office Of Janet Yellen,
USA Federal Reserve Bank Chairman,
Alabama Branch Office.
524 Liberty Parkway
Birmingham, Alabama USA

Compliment Of the Season Dear.

This is to inform you that Your payment files from Four (4) different banks, Nat-west Bank of London, Central Bank of Benin Republic and Nigeria and Bank of America was compiled and submitted to my desk this morning for review. The total sum owed to you by the 4 banks mentioned above was sum
up to the tune of US$2,500,000.00 [Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars].

Now the fund has been totally lodged in one particular Escrow account (non-deductible account) here in the Federal Reserve Bank USA on
your name, while waiting for accreditation to your personal/private bank account you chosed to in any part of the world.

Meanwhile, after due scrutiny and verification, I confirmed that you have fulfilled all the necessary obligations that will
enable the release of your payment to you, but yet your payment was not released to you due to one flimsy excuses or the
other from the Bank officials in charge of your payment, because they had the intention of diverting your funds to their
private accounts in order to satisfy their selfish interest.

You are however lucky that we the management of the US Federal Reserved Bank detected their evil plans and therefore call for
the submission of your payment file to us so we can personally handle the payment assignment to ensure that you receive your
funds accordingly.

Now, all modalities regarding your fund release/transfer has been put in place here in the Reserve Bank of America, thus,
your funds has been made ready for transfer in our sophisticated macro transfer system, what we need from you now is to
provide to us the bank account of your choice which you want us to transfer your funds so we can expedite action for the
accreditation of your funds into your account immediately or send you an ATM Card, Bank draft/check .

Below are the information needed for now for your transfer or delivery.

Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Account Name
Account Number:
Routing:
And copy of your identification:
Your full delivery address:
Cell/Phone Nunmber:


Note: If you wish to receive your funds in form of a Visa Card, we could load and ship your Visa Card to your address
which will permit you a daily withdrawal limit of US$6000 or write a draft or check and send it to your provided address.
In anticipating for your urgent cooperation.

You can text or call this number (352)-616-2311) for more assistance, my PA Mr. Oscer Bill will attend to you on phone.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Janet L. Yellen
The Current Chairman
Federal Reserve Bank USA

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