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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: Mr. Robert Kaplan<infor@usa.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:29:15 -0700
Subject: Federal Reserve System2200 N Pearl St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA


Hello, This is notification message is from the Federal Reserve Dallas Dist=
rict, Your name is enlisted among the beneficiary whose fund is approved fo=
r payment, by the Board the Governors Federal Reserve Bank , and the United=
Nation you can view this page for your perusal: http://www.un.org/News/Pre=
ss/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm We have been waiting for you to contact us for y=
ou to claim your approved funds of $1.8 Million dollar, but to our surprise=
one Mrs. Brenda Miller came forward for the fund, that, you asked her to c=
laim the fund on your behalf with documentary evidence which we are not sur=
e of it source. This was why we decided to contact you to confirm to us if =
you really sent Mrs. Brenda Miller. She said, you instruct her that the fun=
ds/ATM card should be delivered to the below detail. I will advise that you=
change your email password, because your email is been used to write to us=
, but because of the name and address, we have to confirm before proceeding=
with the delivery. Delivery details she sent to us: Receivers name: Brenda=
Miller Receivers Address: 555 Reservoir Lane Brooksville Kentucky 41004 Ac=
count details for transfer: Bank name : Heritage Oaks Bank Address : 545 Tw=
elfth St, Paso Robles, California 93448 Phone Number: 1(805)239-5200 Accoun=
t number: 001453521 Routing: 122239982 Swiftcode: HEOAUS61 Beneficiary name=
: Brenda Miller most importantly, confirm to us urgently if you gave permis=
sion to Mrs. Brenda Miller to claim the fund on your behalf and if you did =
not authorize anybody, then, you will have to stop communicating with the i=
mpersonators and the organizations, because they are trying to divert your =
fund to themselves. She tries, so hard to change the fund ownership to her =
name. Await your prompt response. Contact details: Email: rbskaplan@gmail.c=
om Phone number: +19703449373 Yours in Service Robert Steven Kaplan Federal=
Reserve System2200 N Pearl St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA

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