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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: <j.powellgov@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 22:21:02 +0200
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT.

Federal Reserve Bank of America
33 Liberty Street,
New York, NY 10045.
Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUS2011

Attention:Theresa Pham

Payment Release Instruction From Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the
International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify
you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International
Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United Nations
Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America respectively via
International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G
requesting the Federal Reserve Bank of America to disburse your due
inheritance payment valued at Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars (US7.3M) in your favor via their branch in New
York.

In consideration of the above, you have been issued with this Exclusive
Reference Identification Number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/09), Vide
Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.:
FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 2236, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of
Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate FRB Telex Confirmation
No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these vital payment
numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment
within the next 72hrs. as necessary clearance has been granted from the
International Monetary Funds External Auditors to release the funds to
you with immediate effect.

In view of this directive received from the International Monetary Funds
(IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as directed to
us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund beneficiaries
to receive their payment at this final quarter of year 2011. With that
being done, you are required to urgently contact the FRB USA through
Mr.Jerome Powell,A member Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve
System.

Contact Person: Mr.Jerome Powell.
(Head, Member Board Of Governors)
Email: j.powellgov@gmail.com

And reconfirm your international payment voucher number and your
reference identification number respectively before the office with a
view to the final remittance approval and subsequent crediting of your
bank account to the tune of funds as stated herein.

We wish to inform you of the need for you to also re-confirm the
following information before the FCMB BANK USA N.A. in New York to
enable the officer in-charge to proceed with the preliminary
arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds.
Owing to security reasons, be clearly informed that the bank will not
respond to any phone calls/general inquiries placed to our bank with
regards to the remittance of your funds by beneficiaries as we are
barred from doing so, you are therefore advised to communicate only with
the accredited officer for further remittance advice.

1) Full Name:
2) Full Address;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number;
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;
6) Your Bank name;
7) Your Bank Address;
8) Account name and Number;
9) ABA/Routing Number;
10) Swift or Sort Code/IBAN;

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.

Sincerely,
Jerome Powell.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK

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