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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: "JEROME H. POWELL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j_powell00001@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:09:41 -0800
Subject: Merry Christmas In Advance (Congratulations)!

Dear Email Owner/Lucky Winner,

My name is Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell, A citizen of the United States, 67 years Old. I reside in Chevy Chase Maryland; I resumed my current position in this bank on the 5th of February 2018 as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB).

I wish to inform you that the United States of America Co-operation Management in Conjunction with United Nations (UN) Worldwide are pleased to inform you that you are Among the 10 Winners of our Annual Year Lotto Lottery Conducted in the United States of America held on 19th of December 2020 at 10:12 p.m. CT.

Your Email Address was Attached to with Serial Number ( S/N-00221 ) and Consequently Won in the First Lucky 10 Winner's Lottery Category.

You are therefore approved to claim the sum of US$3,000,000.00 only payable via bank to bank wire transfer from Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) to make it easier and efficient.

I wish to also inform you that your Winning is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. In this regards, Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) will be willing to receive your full contact details in your next email, so as to furnish you with the necessary details to transfer your Winning Prize within 3 hours without any delay or hitch.

NOTE: That you are requested to claim your prize without any further delay if interested so you can have your winning prize for Christmas.

Yours truly,

Mr. Jerome H. Powell

Chairman Federal Reserve Bank (FRB)
http://www.federalreserve.gov/

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