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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: "Myron Gray" <usfederalreservebank01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ceopersonalinbox@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:47:23 -0200
Subject: RE: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT




Federal Reserve Bank.
33 Liberty Street,
New York, NY 10045.
United States

Attention: Sir/Madam,

This is to officially inform you that your payment files from four (4)
different banks, was compiled and submitted to my desk last week for
review. The total sum owed to you was calculated to the tune of
$5,500,000.00 [Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars].

However, The funds is in an escrow account at the Federal Reserve Bank
with you as the beneficiary while waiting for accreditation to your
personal/private bank account in any part of the world.

Meanwhile, after due scrutiny and verification, I confirmed that you have
fulfilled all the necessary obligations that will enable the release of
your payment to you, but yet your payment was not released to you due to
one flimsy excuses or the other from the Bank officials in charge of your
payment, because they had the intention of diverting your funds to their
private accounts in order to satisfy their selfish interest.

However you are lucky that we the management of the US Federal Reserved
Bank detected their fraudulent plans and therefore call for the submission
of your payment file to us so we can personally handle the payment
assignment to ensure that you receive your funds accordingly.

Now all modalities regarding your fund release/transfer has been put in
place here in the Reserve Bank, thus your funds has been made ready for
transfer in our sophisticated macro transfer system, so the only
obligation you are to fulfill now in order to receive your $5,500,000.00
payment is the Electronic Wire Charges of $475 which you will send to our
cash officer after proper identity confirmation. You are hereby advise to
provide the below information.

*Names: *Address: *Occupation: *Tel Number:
*Next Of Kin: *Valid Identity Copy:

In anticipating for your urgent cooperation to enable us complete the
transfer process as all the modalities have been put in place.

Yours Sincerely,
Myron Gray.

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