419 scam: "Mrs.Anne Juuko" <ahidjosouley.djo@gmail.com> Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell

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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:

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:
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- jeromepowell.federalreserve@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Anne Juuko" <ahidjosouley.djo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officefile_0112@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:03:41 +0300
Subject: Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell

Attention Please

Your payment has been approved and endorsed by the United Nations
Organization authorities, Your detailed information has been confirmed
with the instruction and approved given from the International
Monetary Fund and Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI, Washington DC,
USA regards the deposited funds from IMF, the sum of US$70,000,000.00.
as full payment of your inheritance fund.

Due to the incessant scam activities going around the globe, Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad
Wolf, Adjutant General, and Director State Military Department,
Washington Military Dept., Bldg 1 Camp Murray, WA 98430-5000 has
instructed our Financial Institution to use high Performance in
Banking System set up your Personal Online Banking Account. The sum of
US$70,000,000.00 was deposited in our bank and we have been instructed
to pay you directly via your online bank The Management has resolved
to open a Personal On-line Banking Account for you with our bank and
then give you online access which will enable you to check and make
electronics wire transfer out to any part of the world of your choice.

We are going to have this account open in your name as soon as you
reply to this important email and give you your new open account
information for your record. Once we show you proof of the fund by
giving you the new Personal Online Account and your real account
balance of US$70,000,000.00 which is your Part payment of the full
amount credited to you We are only given you the benefit of doubt by
agreeing to show you that we are capable of opening the new account on
your behalf and give you the full online access for your record. Let
me know that you agree and understand the importance of this matter
before we go ahead and get this matter completed for you because we
are professional in handling international matters like this. Kindly
Send the Above information to enable us to set the account open for
you.

Full Name:
Full Address:
Date of Birth:
Monthly income:
Zip Code:
Direct Telephone Number:
Marital Status:
Gender:
Next of Kin:
Occupation: Please, reconfirm your direct cell phone number to enable
voice communication.

Thanks for the patronage
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell.
Contact Address: MS 117 20th & Constitution Ave
NW Washington, DC 20551 the USA.
E-mail: jeromepowell.federalreserve@accountant.com.

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