419 scam: Caroline Anderson <federal.reserve.feds@frb.com> Notification from the U.S Federal Reserve Board.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jpmorgan.douglas.petno@nycmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Anderson <federal.reserve.feds@frb.com>
Reply-To: federal.reserve.feds@gmail.com
Date: 25 Mar 2020 23:16:07 +0800
Subject: Notification from the U.S Federal Reserve Board.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
DIVISION OF BANKING, SUPERVISON AND REGULATION

Date:- 3/23/2020

Attention: Dear Beneficiary

The management of the Federal Reserve System unanimously arrived
at a decision to pay 200 confiscated unpaid fund originating from
Asian and African banks to respective beneficiaries after proper
in-depth verification exercise was carried out and beneficiaries
found worthy of receiving these funds.

Contact Person: Mr. Douglas Petno for the release of your
compensation amount valued at $1,400,000.00. (One Million Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars).

JP Morgan Chase Bank
Corporate and Investment Banking
Address: JP Morgan Chase Bank, Park Ave, New York, 270 NY 10017,
United States
Desk Line: +1 (516) 686-9224
Desk Fax: +1 (516) 207-1112
E-mail: jpmorgan.douglas.petno@nycmail.com

Our guarantee is that you are now bound to receive the funds,
despite all the incessant delays and financial loss the pursuit
of this fund has caused you.

Note well that your funds transfer and payment cannot be carried
out successfully except the full and complete information as
required above are provided.

We look forward to your cooperation so as to enable us serve you
better.

Regards,

CAROLINE ANDERSON
FOR: JEROME POWELL (CHAIRMAN)

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