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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: "Mrs. Janet Yellen" <officenotification.united@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Janet Yellen" <kallstromsjames@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 22:25:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re: Ref.: Payment Release Update


Federal Reserve Bank New York
Date: We Have On 1st Dc, 2017.
Ref.: Payment Release Update.
Foreign payment allocation security code (US/A84PRFGN2017)

Attention and Greetings

I want to inform you that your compensation fund Payment File was
brought to my desk today here in Federal Reserve Bank NY to Cancel
because the director & management of International Monetary Fund (IMF)
and United Nations (UN) have declared to divert your fund to the
government treasury account just because you can not pay the payment
processing form and signing fee since they are telling you everyday by
day. And in reasoning wisely to this complain to avoid you regret or
frustrate, I told them to wait until I hear from you today so that I
will know the reason why you decide to rejected such amount of money
total USD$24.950.000.00 which is your rightful & legal overdue
compensation and actualization payment just because of processing form
and signing fee.

Which the reason why I sent this email to you again is because its
your sweat and for this reason you still have this last chance to
claim your fund if you can send only USD$97.00 today because I have
already arranged your fund payment ready send to you but failing to do
this, I will also allow them to have power over your fund and am very
sorry if you failed as this is the last chance and all I can do for
you.

Therefore, send the US$97.00 immediately you receive this email today
and email your full name, bank information and address to me if you
want your USD $24.950.000.00 be send to you by bank to bank wire
transfer as officially projected with world bank group per day wire to
you (24 Hours).

The second option is for you to send me the full name, telephone
number and also home address if you want your fund be fully uploaded
into automatic teller machine (ATM Card) and deliver to your
collection via courier soon as possible. After you have sent the
$97.00 and email me the mtcn numbers, then you are to indicate your
wish to receive your funds as I have stated above and the funds will
be release to you without any hitch.

Here is the money gram information in the name of our accountant located in Kenya Repulic
so that to avoid delay in receiving your fund and remember that I have done my
best for you and I will make sure that your fund release will commence
from the moment you sent this $97.00.

So send the $97.00 now and send me email with the money gram Copy of
the transfer slip immediately you send it to:

Receivers Name:........Nzekwe Ngosine
COUNTRY :... Kenya
City : .......Mombasa
Test Question:.. In God
Answer :.. We Trust
Amount to send: ...$97.00
SEND MTCN NUMBER....
Sender's name.......

Send it and Attached us the money gram copy of the transfer payment
slip for easy collection and releasing of your fund..Which we are
waiting for your reply with the Attached of the transfer slip of the
$97 usd immediately you send it today.. OK

Best Regards,
MRS. JANET YELLEN,
NEW FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR./NEW YORK

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