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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: "Jerome Powell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@fedreservesystems.com>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 23:10:38 +0100
Subject: Anticipate reply

Hello,

This is to inform you that your long awaited fund is cleared and ready for immediate settlement. We discovered that your fund was unethically obstructed by corrupt officials, who diverted this fund to an offshore account.

In view of the above, a number of questions has been raised which needs clarification at a board level. In other words, you are required to furnish us with the below information to confirm and validate you in respect of accuracy.

Your full name:
Address:
Contact telephone number :

We want to assure you that this will not be the case of the past, as we have appointed a reputable bank to foresee this payment procedure.

Reply to this message swiftly through this email: info@fedreservesystems.com

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Jerome Powell,
Federal Reserve
Phone: (727) 324-6829

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