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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: <federalreservebankus731@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:39:07 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT OF YOUR US$5.5M

FROM THE DESK OF;
PROF. ROBIN NORMAN.
DIRECTOR/HEAD DEPT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS/AUDIT, UNITED NATION,
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED (UNWRAP) AFRICAN COORDINATOR.
C/o SOUTH BANK
UN (Secretariat) London
London SW1A 2TT, United Kingdom
020 7219 4272.
DIRECT TEL:+( 44) 70359- 7471
OUR REF; UN/NEG/DIS/0351/015.
Approved and Witnessed by(UN)Committee .
Collins, Susan M.- (R - ME - USA)Robert H. Rhodes-(MS- USA
Tom- (D - IA -ENGLAND)
Daniel K.- (D - HI- AFRICA)
CHANG L-(CHINA)
HUNG DONG _C (KOREA RP)
Claire- (D - MO -AUSTRALIA)
Bin Ahmed-( MALAYSIA)
Edgar Lang H-(GERMANY)
 
Attn:Dear,
 
Be urgently informed that your (PAYMENT) of ( U$5.5M) has been
transferred in your Name yesterday under adopted(PAYMENT FINANCIAL
POLICY-2015) by the (APPOINTED BANK) following the order of the U.S.
Department of Treasury/Foreign Remittance Payment Department with
permit from Mr. Timothy Neither Executive Secretary, United States
Treasury Department and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS
ASSISTED PROGRAMMED,under an agreement endorsed between the
(EU),the(UNAP) international organizations for debt /Compensation
payment, UNIDO, IAEA, WA, OOSA, UNCITRAL, IIASA, OPEC, UNHCR, UNESCO,
UNPA, UNIS and EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA, formerly known
as EUMC), and you are among the shortlisted beneficiary of the
outstanding Debt to be settled as SIGNED by These Affiliated
Multilateral.
 
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of
the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private
accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in
the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) and your
transfer access code (T.A.C),this will enable only you have direct
Control over this fund, we have also agreed with the Presidency from
the above mentioned country that we will handle this payment ourselves
to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank
before.
You are among the shortlisted beneficiary of the outstanding Debt to
be settled as SIGNED by These Affiliated Multilateral development
banks,Development organizations | Banks | International finance
institutions | International development multilateral s.
 
The following are usually classified as the main MD's and Official Endorsed:
World Bank
African Development Bank
BRITISH-AFRICA INTERNATIONAL MERCHANTS BANK LTD
Asian Development Bank
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
American Federal Reserve Bank
 
You are advised to contact . Dr.Paul Roy Gregg, the Head Director,
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Institutional and
Corporate Banking Operation Dept.E-mail: (federalreservebankus731@gmail.com)
to collect your Telex Confirmation Slip in your name,Your Transfer
Access Code (TAC) and Your Transfer Tracer which you will take to your
Bank to enable them key in their System For satisfactory confirmation
of funds in your account Immediately within 24- Hours.
 
Payment Approved Reference No.-35460021,
Allocation No: 674632
Certificate of Recognition Payment No : 1166
 
Feel very free to contact .Dr. Victor Obaji, immediately on E- Mail
(federalreservebankus731@gmail.com ) upon receipt of this urgent message to
ensure you Collect the(ORIGINAL COPY) Transfer Confirmation Slip/
(ORIGINAL COPY)Transfer Tracer tomorrow which you take to your bank
for confirmations of this money into your account immediately without
further delay .
 
So, all you need is to Take the TELEX CONFIRMATION SLIP/TRANSFER
TRACER TO YOUR BANK with TRANSFER ACCESS CODE (TAC) and PASSWORD for
them key in your name with the Transfer Codes in the document and
confirm your funds.
 
NB:These are based on the just concluded meeting comprising both the
UNCUT in affiliation with Mr.Ban Ki-Moon,Secretary General to the
UNITED NATIONS & The United Nations Compensation Commission concluded
the claims-processing exercise in 2015,In decisions of the Governing
Council on basic principles for the distribution of compensation
payments to successful claimants.
 
We expect your urgent attention to this email and contact him
immediately for your payment effectively within (24) bank working
hours.
 
Yours in service
 
PROF. ROBIN NORMAN.
DIRECTOR/HEAD DEPT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS/AUDIT, UNITED NATION,
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED(UNWRAP) AFRICAN COORDINATOR

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