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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jennywoods.woods@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Jennifer Woods <jennywoods.woods@gmail.com>
Reply-To: desmondharvey11@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:53:09 +0100
Subject: AN ONLINE BANKING ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR
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*AN ONLINE BANKING ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR*
Attention :BENEFICIARY.
AN ONLINE BANKING ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR
I am hereby writing to inform you that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has
deposit your inheritancecn into Online Account with this bank. The Federal
Reserve Bank of New York had a clear mandate to open an account in your
name with the bank and set up an on-line transfer that you will use to
transfer the funds into your personal account.
However, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York deposited your funds into
your Online Banking Account. Be advice that the bank has already created
on-line transfer with the account that opened in your favor. And the $6.5
Million has been transferred to the account that our bank open in your
favor. The on-line banking account details are as follows:-
Welcome! To - Federal Reserve Bank of New York Online Secure Account Page
Account Name
Account Type
Activate
Online Banking Account
Created Open
Account Balance
2013-01-03
$6.5M
Account Number
FRB Sort Code
0020578055
1022-03-8733
Country
Name Of bank
International Money Transfer
Input
Swift Code PNBPUS33
Account Number 0020578055
Please Enter:
Transfer CODE TRANS-ID:
Bank Name :
Amount :
Routing Number:
Swift Code:
Transfer PIN:
The bank did not charge you for any fee. You need to obtain Access Transfer
Code from your fund Origin and that will enable you start accessing your
online banking account as soon as you obtain the code.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Jennifer Woods.
Senior Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
*Contact Email;**( jennywoods.woods@gmail.com**)*
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