419 scam: "Mr Jerome H. Powell" <bankcustomerroff2020@gmail.com> Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank

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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.
- jeromepowell1769@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Jerome H. Powell" <bankcustomerroff2020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeromepowell1769@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 09:32:59 +0100
Subject: Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Address: 33 Liberty
Street New York, NY
10045 USA
Email: jeromepowell1769@aol.com

Attention: Unpaid Beneficiary,

Based on the meeting held with President of the United States, Joe
Biden, United Nations, and the IMF officials on your payment, I'm
writing to inform you that your payment file appeared to pay you a
partial payment of $10.5 Million of your overdue fund in this
beginning of Year.

But unfortunately we have misunderstanding with one Mrs. ROSE MARTINS
who claimed that she is the next of kin to the fund that you
instructed her to receive it on your behalf because, you are totally
sick and cannot work or answer calls.

We are very confused about this is reason the authority instructed me
to contact you for us to know if what she is telling is truth or not
as She forwarded this bank details to us for the remittance of the fund.

1, ACCOUNT HOLDER: ROSE MARTINS
2. BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
3. BANK ADDRESS: KERRVILLE TEXAS 78028 USA
4. ACCOUNT #: 3202650
5. ROUTING #: 114922443

After she provide the account, she instructed us not to inform you
that we should transfer the fund to the account directly because, she
is the next of kin to pay US$125 for dispensation bill.

Kindly check the above account and name if we should release the fund
to her. Contact me as quickly as you confirm the receipt of this mail.

Don't keep us waiting for your own good.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Greetings,

Jerome H. Powell
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank
CC: (FBI)
CC: (CIA)
CC: (UNITED NATIONS)
CC: (FEDERAL RESERVE BANK)

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