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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bofarep@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 17:47:04 -0700
Subject: DIRECTIVES ON FUND RELEASE

Federal Reserve
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045.
Tel No: (917)-010-0


Attention:


Dear Sir ,



REF: DIRECTIVES ON FUND RELEASE


We Write to bring to your notice that we have received instruction from the Bureau of Fiscal Service united state treasury to allow the passage of US$10.252,451M being payment designated to you.


For your information, your payment release code/other transfer sequences has been delivered to us from the Bureau of Fiscal Service New York district office for onward release and scheduled payment will be made to you.

Though, your fund is presently under private placement with us, however, you are urgently requested to re-confirm to this office your personal banking co-ordinates where you will want your money to be paid into and to enable you have access to your fund.

It should also be noted that on receipt of your account details, your FT will be initiated via automated clearing process from an approved local bank clearing house that will be mandated by the Federal Reserve to pay you your money.

And, for your information the reason for your FT to be channeled through the local bank is to avoid the bureaucratic bottlenecks, stifling and erratic extortion usually associated with inter bank transfer, however your co-operation is paramount to having this matter resolved in your over all best interest .

We await to receive your swift response of co-operation.

Regards,

Kevin Stiroh.
Executive Director/Head
Financial Institution Supervision.

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