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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: "Dr. John Carroll Williams" <jckzellman@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johncarrollws@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 02:43:03 +0100
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,


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Federal Reserve Bank of New York Location:
Corporate Office: 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, USA

Attn: Beneficiary,

RE: POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION FOR FUND PAYMENT CANCELLATION (FINAL NOTICE)

Good day! In my capacity as the President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, I have written to you severally in respect of your UNCLAIMED
Inheritance/Contract fund that has been approved and gazetted to be
released to you and other rightful beneficiaries of your category. However,
to our uttermost dismay, you never responded to any of those mails up until
MARCH 3, 2022.

What could have caused your refusal to respond to the mails? Please, I wish
to inform you that this very mail might be the last to be sent in respect
of the said fund and which will also serve as one of the eveidence of
communication and presumption of fund rejection on your part which will
necessitate recommendation for cancellation of your payment valued
$10,700,000 (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) and its consequent
return to the Treasury as unclaimed.

However, if you are still willing to proceed with the procedures to effect
transfer of the said fund to your designated bank account within five (5)
work days, you are required to immediately send in the following
information;

1. FULL NAME
2. RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE ADDRESS
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER
4. A COPY OF ID CARD ie International Passport, Driver License etc
5. NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE and EMAIL of Next of Kin

While it is our undertaking to ensure a hitch-free payments to
beneficiaries' bank accounts, we do hope for a reasonable cooperation to
make the arrangements successful.

Yours in Service,

Dr. John Carroll Williams
CEO, Federal reserve Bank of New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York®Corporate Office,
33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, USA.
© 2022 Federal Reserve Bank Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768/DD6A66

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