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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 <dungptt@bsr-bf.com.vn>
Reply-To: <janetyellen1000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:08:39 -0700
Subject: Re: FUND OF $6,400,000,00USD CLAIM IN YOUR ABSENT

From the desk of Janet Yellen
Of Federal Reserve Bank PLC.
No. 33 Liberty Street New York.
NY 10045-0001



We apologize for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences we might put you through, while we were having some minor problems with our payment system which in all case not meeting up with fund beneficiary payments, we apologies once again. From the record of Outstanding Fund Beneficiaries due for payment with Federal Government of U.S.A , your name was discovered next on the list of the 11 outstanding Fund Beneficiaries who have not yet received their payments during the 3 years tenure of previous administration in office, please bear with us for making this initial contact through email.

Meanwhile a lady came to this bank some few days ago with a letter claiming to be your true representative,

Here is the information's she provided for the payment transfer.

Name: Mrs Annette Stillman
Bank Arizona ,U.S.A
Account Number: 6503809008
Routing Number: 322271627
Swift Code#:WMSBUS66
Address: 1723 Palmdale Bulv
Palmdale ca..93550

Please do reconfirm to this bank as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you or not, so that the Federal Government will not beheld responsible for paying into wrong account. If this lady is not your representative, you are requested to fill this information's for verification purpose so that your fund valued ($6,400,000,00 usd) will be remitted into your nominated bank account.

Kindly reconfirm to the bank the following

1. Bank Name.......
2. Bank Account Number......
3. Route Number.......
4. Swift Code......
5. Company Name......
6. Position.......
7. Address.......
8. Working I'D /Intl Passport....
9. Age.....
10. Telephone Number....

As soon as this information is received, your fund will be transferred to your bank account directly from Federal Reserve Bank New York U.S.A.

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of your fund must have caused you.


CAUTION!!

We shall proceed to issue all payment details to so called Mrs. Annette Stillman if we do not hear from you within the next three working days from today.

You alerted reply urgent.

Sincerely.
Dr. Frank Yellen
Director Federal Reserve Bank
No.33 Liberty St New York. NY 10045-0001

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