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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: "Mr David Powell" <davidjero30@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fed.reservebankservices@aol.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:17:31 -0700
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE

I am writing to you inform about your impending transaction of which
the payment file has long been forwarded to us. I want to recall your
attention that your funds, a total of $10,500.000.00 only, have been
long accredited for final transfer to your resident account. I have
been making a painstaking effort to locate you via emails and will
advise you to get in touch with me as soon as you receive this message
so that we can finalize this overdue transaction since our Foreign
Department has scheduled to carry out the transfer.

Note that your transaction has been forwarded to Federal Reserve Bank
USA and no more transactions in any other place hence your payment
memo is with us and here below are the new options for the immediate
completion of the transaction as agreed with our foreign
department:That your funds will be transferred to your resident
account or any account of your choice as an investment fund through
bank-to-bank wire transfer.That accredited ATM VISA CARD will be
issued and delivered to your resident address with a complete pin code
number to enable you to start withdrawals from the card as soon as you
receive it.

That all efforts must be put in place to have your transaction memo
registered with the International Monetary Fund, IMF to obtain the
accreditation Batch of your transaction so that the transaction will
not have a problem half way or stopped by any concerned authority for
lack of due process. Note that the IMF authorization Batch will be
obtained at the cost of $350 only.

A written Letter of Guarantee specifically stated that only $350 is
required and that is the last penny you will spend to get this done to
your resident bank account or through ATM CARD payment as you may have
agreed with the Federal Reserve Bank.A complete and current Statement
of your account as evidence that the funds in question are still
intact as claimed in this Bank, Federal Reserve Bank USA.I will advise
you to go through this email and get back to me with the option you
choose so that we can proceed with your transaction immediately.

Get back to me urgently with your account details, your resident
address, country of origin and functional telephone number, your full
name and a copy of your National ID card or passport copy to proceed.
Thanks for anticipated cooperation

Yours Faithfully,
Jerome Powell,
Director of operations,
Federal Reserve Bank USA

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