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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. jkty" <info@usa.net>
Reply-To: infofederalreservebank879@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 10:40:46 -0800
Subject: Hello


Federal Reserve Bank New York 33, Liberty Street, New York, NY 10038 USA. R=
ef.:Final Payment Release Update. Amount Valued: US$10, 500, 000.00. Ref:Fu=
nd Final Payment Resolution: I am obliged to update you of the meeting held=
on 27th,January 2019 between the US Department of the Homeland Security, t=
he Central Intelligence Agency, the International Monetary Fund and other c=
oncerned monetary agencies regarding your fund valued $10.5m which was retu=
rned to the government treasury account due to your inability of fulfilling=
the required financial obligations for receiving the payment. After going =
through your payment files, I have come to understand the inconvenience and=
financial commitments you have invested so far for the pursuit of this fun=
d which was all to no avail.However, considering your efforts towards achie=
ving this aim, we have come to maintain equity, justice and fairness in our=
dealings with beneficiaries such as yours, hence we have insisted that you=
r funds should be reversed from the government treasury and be released to =
you accordingly. So on this note, we have immediately secured an approval f=
or payment on your behalf and have processed your fund release to this effe=
ct. However,the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have decided and agreed to=
gether to send this payment to you by either bank wire transfer or by ATM D=
ebit Card system depending on the option you would prefer to receive this f=
und for security purpose, so you are therefore advised to quickly get back =
to the management of this bank and let us know the option that will suit yo=
ur banking needs to enable us facilitate the smooth release of your payment=
. You are hereby requested to re-confirm the following details stated below=
for verification purpose, so that your fund value of US$10.5 Million Unite=
d State dollars will be release and paid to you through your chosen mode 1)=
Your full Name / Your Full Address:...................... .. 2) Your Phone=
s, Fax and Mobile No:................... 3)Call this number................=
..862 286 0518

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