419 scam: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK <jameswillford59@gmail.com> HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR DEAR!,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK <jameswillford59@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:39:25 -0800
Subject: HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR DEAR!,

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HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR DEAR!,

How are you doing today.. I hope you spent your holiday blissful with your
family.

I'm here to you with a GOOD NEWS which each Beneficiaries from different
State in USA have been claiming and that's why am here for you to
receive yours as well. This good news came out from the first month of
2022 which is January 1st and will end on January 31st so grab your
opportunity now.

Your funds of $25 million US DOLLARS that got to our Data base which also
helped us to reach you through email concerning your scam victim fund, this
fund is going to each and every citizens that have been scammed and it has
been approved, compensated and was giving to Federal Reserve Bank America
this morning for registration and we agreed up that the delivery of Your
($25,000,000,000.00) $25 Million US DOLLARS Package will take off tomorrow
morning. So contact with your full info where your funds will be delivered
to avoid wrong delivery,

(1) Full name---------

(2) Mobile Number:--------------

(3) Direct telephone number------

(4) Country of origin:--------

(5) Your Current delivery address:---------

(6) Occupation/ age/ sex-----

(7) City -------------------

Urgent get back to us today with your full address where your funds
will be delivered to because I will not be in the office next week.

Kind Regards
Mr. James Willford
HAPPY NEW ONCE AGAIN!.

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