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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: "George D. Jones" <unitedparcelservicebeninrepuuu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: i60689061@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 15:56:12 -1200
Subject: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York

Federal Reserve Bank Of New York
33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045,
Email:federalreserve@samerica.com
Dear Valued Citizen,

Good day dear valid beneficiary

This is to notify you that we have written to you before without
receiving your response i believe that my previous mail did not get to
you so i wrire you again to notified you that Federal Government Of
United States of America Approved the sum of $16.5Million United
States Dollars each to all the short listed scam victims whose name
was recovered during the recent (UNITED NATIONS) investigation process
going on at western union and Money gram money transfer here in the
USA.

The world governing body of the United Nations has been mandated to
investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance/contract fund,
recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our
investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been
unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying
to divert your money into their private account stating that you are
dead and you have authorized to transfer your fund into another Bank
account: to forestall this, security measure was taken on your fund,
It was coded in the form of Identification Pin number (PIN), this will
enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we will handle
this payment through the only legal bank which is federal reserve bank
of new York.

We are working hard to stop fraud and internet scam in African
countries, we got so many fraudsters arrested few days ago and one of
them gave us your Name. Below are Names of those internet scammers we
got arrested few days ago: Mr. Paul Williams: Former Western Union
Director. Mr. Bobby Brown: Former Money Gram Director. Mrs. Farida
Waziri: Former e.f.c.c chairman.Rev. Sam George: United Bank of
Africa. In case you recognize them because one of them gave us your
email address and he also confessed that he has been taken money from
you for some time now.

No Body is Above the Law, I promise you that these criminals will not
go unpunished; they must be punished for this criminal act. It was on
this very recommendation that Government Of the United States Approved
the sum of $16.5Million Dollars to you, in other to compensate you for
your contract award settlement inheritance and victims of scams, is an
order from united nation to the United States of America to compensate
all the short listed scam victims whose name was recovered during the
recent Police investigation process going on at western union and
Money gram logs transfer in Africa and required their funds be paid to
them in full.

We have obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from
the presidency. We are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instruction, your entire inheritance/contract fund will
be credited in your favor through online banking Transfer with Federal
Reserve {Bank to Bank} to make sure there’s no further problem with
any official of any sought making the transfer by yourself online will
give you full guide to monitor your transfer by yourself.

This email is to the people that have a real funds from united nations
mass endorsement which was given to us to transfer to their various
account mostly from the United States and U.K and few other people
from other Europe , the United Nations have agreed to pay them with
the sum of US$16.5M (sixteen million five hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) This includes every foreign contractors that have not
received their contract sum, and people that had an unfulfilled
transaction or international businesses that failed due to
banks/Government problems etc.

We do not want to go through the process you had previously or go any
hard process regarding getting this funds that is why this online
method is adopted by FRBONY to all beneficiary with this you don’t
have to communicate any other body aside from official of the federal
reserve Washington DC quarters and your transfer safety will be
ensured in two banking days due to the installment method of the
transfer 5.5millionusd on each transfer daily arrangement has been
concluded for your payment in your favor based on the instruction from
the American Government today. You are hereby advised to confirm your
mailing address to avoid wrong delivery of your awaited funds by wrong
officials

1) Full Name:
2) Full Address;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number;
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;


Note that after filling you online form with our website, you will be
required to send an official charges of account processing and
activation and this payment will be going to our office in Washington
DC to activate the online account and get it ready for the online
transfer without any hold up, the required amount for account
activation is $100usd and must be sent to our office in Washington DC
only through purchasing OffGamers Card or Sephora Card or Wal-Mart
card or eBay card of $100USD purchase any of this cards and send to
us, no other form of payment is accepted, Upon the receipt of this
CARD as processing and activation fee we will release your online
login details for you to access your account online and start instant
transfer of the funds to any provided account on the online form so
while filling out the online form make sure you put all accurate
information to avoid wrong transfer because any transfer make by you
will not be able to be called back to our bank.

Our independent official website will be made available to you in our
next email to fill out the online form and submitted prior to your
responds to us with all above requirements for data cross checking’s
so kindly respond back as soon as you receive this email, send the
processing charges right away to quicken up all the process, Purchase
any this cards for $100 USD as urgent and send to
email:federalreserve@samerica.com

1.) OffGamers Card
2.) Sephora Card
3.) Wal-Mart card
4.) eBay card
5.) Nike card
Amount: $100 USD

Thank you for your understanding and co-operation, while we look
forward to serve you better. Your respond is urgently needed for
further action on your online transfer.

Yours in Service,

CHAIRMAN
George D. Jones

And am looking forward to receiving your immediate response to our
email;federalreserve@samerica.com
Thanks once again and i wait to hear from you soon as possible.
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York

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