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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Welcome to FRB: Federal Reserve Banks" <harrygeorge391@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Welcome to FRB: Federal Reserve Banks" <info.frboo1@seznam.cz>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:17:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings,

Welcome to FRB: Federal Reserve Banks
2700 Naches Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057.
P.O. Box 3567, Seattle, WA 98124.
Ph. +1 (202) 607-2921

Greetings,

This is to officially inform you that the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) Governor Kone Tiemoko Meyliet contacted us
regarding your abandoned Contract/Inheritance fund worth US$16.5 Million United States Dollars from West African States.
Governor Kone Tiemoko Meyliet stated that the level of corruption in West African States has grown to a point that effected all financial institutions and other security agency in African States. Due to the level of the corruption no one is to be trusted in Africa and the top officials in position to direct or lead you the right way to succeed was after your money because they all wanted to make money from you first before doing the right thing. Therefore; Governor Kone Tiemoko Meyliet has handed over your payment file to Federal Reserve Banks Washington DC to continue the transaction and ensure that the US$16.5 Million United States Dollars is transferred successfully into your personal bank account.

NOTE; Your fund is with Federal Reserve Banks Washington DC and we are issuing a security code to you for security reason. Code is
(FRB2020) that is our code starting from today and any message without the code is not from us and you are advice to ignore the
message and put to trash. For the wire transfer processing you are required to forward your bank account details as listed below to
enable us transfer the said fund into your bank account.

1) Account Holder's Name:______________________________
2) Account Number:______________________________________
3) Bank Name:___________________________________________
4) Bank Address:________________________________________
5) Routing number:______________________________________
6) Swift Code:__________________________________________
7) Copy of your Valid ID or ID number:_______Cell Phone Number:_________
8) Your Current Address:_____________________________________

Thanks and we await your response with the required information to enable us make the wire transfer into your account as instructed.

Best Regards,
Mr. Gene Williams
_______________________
SIGNED AND APPROVED BY:
_______________________
Chairperson: Mrs.Janet Yellen
Federal Reserve Banks
_______________________

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