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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: contact contact <contactcontact88@gmail.com>
Reply-To: contact88@citromail.hu
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 09:25:51 +0100
Subject: RE: POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION FOR FUND PAYMENT CANCELLATION (FINAL NOTICE)


*Federal Reserve Bank of New York Location:Corporate Office: 33 Liberty St,
New York, NY 10045, USAAttn: 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 18th, 2023.*

*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 evidence
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 hitch-free payments to
beneficiaries' bank accounts, we do hope for reasonable cooperation to make
the arrangements successful.*

*Yours in Service,*

*Mr. Jerome Powell*


*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*
*Alternative Email:( **info.contact3@inbox.lv <info.contact3@inbox.lv>*
* )*

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