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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: "Patrick Gilman"<server646ny@yandex.com>
Reply-To: server64621@gmail.com
Date: 01 May 2017 09:36:14 -0700
Subject: Transaction notification about your funds

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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATION OFFICER (CFOO)
NEW YORK
Our Ref: FRB/CFOO-NYFED/OXD1/2017
TELEX: FEDBANK.

ATTN: bixnfleisch@joewein.net,

Definitely, I know that this letter will be a surprising one to
you. Firstly, I will like to introduce myself formally as Mr.
Patrick Gilman, the Chief Financial and Operation Officer (CFOO),
of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. You are officially
contacted by me today because your Unpaid Funds was deposited
into the "United States Federal Suspense Account" last month as
unclaimed funds because you did not complete due procedure as the
rightful beneficiary.

But this morning, i was visited in my office by Engr. Mark
Jefferson from Montgomery Alabama USA, I had to ask why the
sudden visit. Surprisingly i was told he came to collect on your
behalf your unpaid inheritance funds sum of US$25 Million which
rightfully belongs to you as shown in your file with us and by
your authorization.

Note that he actually tendered some vital documents with your
signatures on them which proved to us that you actually ordered
and authorized your unclaimed fund to be transferred in his
favor. Due to the nature of my job, we can not go further with
his request until we hear from you directly as the recognized
true beneficiary of the funds before we can transfer to him.

Below are the list of the documents which he tendered to this
bank today:

1. Letter of Administration.
2. High court Injunction.
3. Order to release.

Having sighted the listed documents, we cannot afford to make the
mistake of transferring your funds without hearing from you
directly. I Finally told him to come back Next Week so that we
can verify this from you first so kindly clarify us on this issue
if you have authorized us to release your unclaimed funds to him.

I will be waiting to hear from you soon.

Respectfully

Mr. Patrick Gilman

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