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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 of New York <b19.8.68@eunet.rs>
Reply-To: wellsfergo@fastservice.com
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 09:58:35 -0800
Subject: Attention,Beneficiary



--
Attention,Beneficiary

We hereby informed you that your total sum of $10.7 Million has
presently
been deposited with Wells Fargo® Bank to avoid cancelling of your fund
as
declaration by the Federal Reserve Bank United State government, Kindly
E-mail Wells Fargo® Bank as soon as possible. Wells Fargo®
Email✉: wellsfergo@fastservice.com
Bank Name and Address; Account Number: Account Name: Routing Number:
Occupation: Your Whatsap Nnumber:Mobile Phone:Swift Cod:/IBAN
Number/Sort Code:

Mr. Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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