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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: "Janet Yellen" <jyellen@usa.com>
Reply-To: janetyellen@onet.pl
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:28:49 +0100
Subject: Official Notification

Federal Reserve Bank New York
33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, United Statess

N O T I F I C A T I O N OF C R E D I T FROM The Federal Reserve Bank New York

Attention;

Based on our findings in the on-going investigation, we wish to warn you against some miscreants and impostors who go about scamming innocent people by claiming to be who they are not and thereby tarnishing the image of our reputable country, USA. However, Instructions had been given to us by the secretariats of the United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF), African Union and ECOWAS to transfer your overdue fund through any of our affiliate Bankers.


You are now being legally contacted regarding the release of your long awaited fund after a detailed review of your case and had been authorized to release your fund to your desginated bank account immediately.

Please note that you MUST stop further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any complications and hitches especially due to initial attempt to transfer your fund to impostors.

You are therefore advised to reconfirm your personal thus;

1. Full Name:

2. Contact Address:

3. Direct Telephone Number:

4. Company:

5. Position:

6. Date of Birth:

7. Marital Status:

8. Next of Kin:

9.Relationship with next of kin:


I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Janet Yellen.

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