419 scam: FROM Federal Reserve bank <pauludargenissepaulud@gmail.com> VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- u.fctf.cavc.gov@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM Federal Reserve bank <pauludargenissepaulud@gmail.com>
Reply-To: u.fctf.cavc.gov@consultant.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:25:22 -0700
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE

We are writing to inform you that we received your payment file, an
unpaid amount of money that rightfully belongs to you, The total
amount is US$10,500,000.00 and we have scheduled to transfer directly
to your resident bank account through bank-to-bank wire transfer.

I am the president of Federal Reserve bank ,and have made an excellent
arrangement on how to carry out the transaction as we will transfer
the fund to you as an investment funds.

I need your urgent reply with the following information below to proceed:
Your full name, bank details, resident address, functional telephone
number and copy of your National identity card or passport copy.

Yours Faithfully,
Jerome Powell
email: u.fctf.cavc.gov@consultant.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam