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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. John Carroll Williams" <federalreservebanku@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ffederalreservebank@aol.com
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2020 09:03:07 -0800
Subject: From Federal Reserve Bank.

Name: Mr. John Carroll Williams
Federal Reserve Bank New York
Address: 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, USA
11/5/2020


Thank you for your mail, we want to inform you that United Nations
to pay 100 (One Hundred) scam victims US$5,000,000,each. You are
listed and approved for this payment as one of the beneficiaries to be
paid this amount as compensation.As a result of this laudable
recommendations, it is imperative to bring to your notice that during
the last U.N. meetings held in New York, United States of America by
all the Minister Of Finance Of All Countries, it was alarmed so much
by the rest of the world in the meetings on the loose of funds by
various foreigners to the scams artists, Lawyers and some dubious Bank
officials operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other
to redeem the good image of each country, the Secretary General of the
U.N has ordered the payment of US$5,000,000, USD each to the affected
victims in pursuance with the U.N recommendations.


we want to inform you that your fund is approval to release to you and
make your choice of your payment from our payment methods so that your
Fund will be release to you, ((2) ATM Card with us.(3) bank to bank.
Kindly send your personal details to us prove your identification.


1.Name........................
2.Shipping Address................
3.Telephone Number .................
4.Age and Marital Status. .............
5.Occupation.....................
6. Payment method.. ..............

Note; that as soon as we receive the needed information from you, we
will further transfer your funds into your nominated bank account
within 24hours from today,contact me through this email:

Waiting for your immediate response.


Name: Mr. John Carroll Williams
Federal Reserve Bank New York
Address: 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, USA
Email:ffederalreservebank@aol.com

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