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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: Federal Reserve Bank <moneygramoffice461@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeromepowell60@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:47:38 -0700
Subject: Notification Service From Federal Reserve Bank

Headquarters: New York, NY, United States of America
Founded: 1914, New York City, New York, United States
ADDRESS: 33 Liberty St New York , NY 10045
Contact email:jeromepowell60@hotmail.com
Phone Call:+1(347)5086522

(WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE USA)

Your payment file worth $15.5 Million dollars was brought to the
desk of Federal Reserve Bank this morning and we have contacted our
corresponding Bank in USA for transfer completion. So contact Federal
Reserve Bank for further details regarding this payment.

Now, all modalities regarding your fund release/transfer have
been put in place here in the Reserve Bank of United States of
America, thus, your funds has been made ready for transfer in our
sophisticated macro transfer system, what we need from you now is to
provide to us the bank account of your choice where you want us to
transfer your funds to, so that we can expedite action for the
accreditation of your funds into your account immediately.

Below are the information needed for now with
regards to either transfer or delivery.

1. Banking Details

Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Account Name:
Account Number:
Routing Number:
Swift Code:


Also you have to provide your personal details such as listed
below for the transfer documentations process between your Bank HQ and
Federal Reserve Bank.



2. Personal Details

Full Name:
Current Address:
Country:
Nationality:
Direct Mobile Number:
E-mail Address:
Private email I'd:
A copy of your identification:

sincerely.
Mr. Jerome H.Powell
Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank
33 Liberty St New York , NY 10045.

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