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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: US COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS UPDATE < FEDERAL@cotton.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr Jerome H. Powell" <file15472@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 04:02:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Federal Reserve System New York, United States of America




Federal Reserve System New York, United States of America
Address : 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045,

US COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS UPDATE.


This is to inform you that, The management of Federal Reserve Bank has processed your payment on Thursday 1st of September 2018.
Your Funds will not be transferred, because you have failed to pay the mandated charge for your funds approval in US COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS according to Judge Susan G. Braden report on Friday evening 2nd of September 2018.
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, Judge Braden told us that you refused to pay the mandated fee of $159. She went further to say that you have followed some Africans who promises you a successful transfer after you pay a certain fees, you have paid to Africans instead of the right Authority (U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington DC United States of America).

You are to note that there is no way Federal Reserve Bank can transfer your funds without the court approvals. Mrs Janet Louise Yellen (The Formal Fed Chair) discovered that the documents backing up the $5.5 million dollars on your names needs to be renewed/updated before the payment will be completed on October 2017. But due to your unable to follow Mrs Yellen instruction your out-standing payment remained unsuccessful.
Please get back to me let us finalize this project, this payment supposed to have been paid to you by this immediate past Federal Reserve Chair Mrs Janet L. Yellen, on October 2017.

PLEASE RECONFIRM THESE INFORMATION TODAY.

SURNAME______________, FIRST_______________ OTHER NAMES____________.
YOUR COUNTRY_________
YOUR CITY________________.
MOTHER MAIDEN NAME___________________
OCCUPATION__________________
DATE OF BIRTH___________________
MARITAL STATUES______________
SEX_______________
HOME ADDRESS_____________
CONTACT INFORMATION (TEL.)1______ OTHERS__________

(OPTIONAL); NEXT OF KIN INFORMATION

NAME OF YOUR NEXT OF KIN______________
Home Address
HIS/HER SEX______________
HIS/HER OCCUPATION_______________
HIS/HER DATE OF BIRTH_____________
NEXT OF KIN TELEPHONE NUMBER/Email Address______________.



Thanks
Mr Jerome H. Powell,
16th Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Reserve Bank NY USA.

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