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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: "Jerome H. Powell" <washingtond736@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 11:43:54 +0100
Subject: see your draft copy

Chairman Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Bank
20th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W.,
Washington, DC 20551.

RE: STOP YOUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH IMPOSTORS

Following a report submitted to my desk by the chairman of the
Investigation Task Force that I inaugurated last November, to look
into the activities of some impostors that were under the watch of the
FBI and wanted for financial crimes and other criminal activities both
in the United States and all over the globe. While some arrests have
been made, so many of these criminals are also at large and the report
shows that you have been in communications with some via email
exchanges, telephone and whatApp messaging.

The reason, I am writing you personally is because, I want to HELP you
and also to protect you from getting into trouble due to ignorance and
like they say 'IGNORANCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE IN LAW'' therefore, i am
ordering you to STOP all communications, with these impostors/
criminals and for your own security CHANGE your email password and
block them from getting through to you when they CALL or message you
on your telephone.

The issued bank draft from my office is a part payment of $800,000 USD
and it is available for dispatch to your house address as soon as you
respond to this letter, and also send me your re-confirmed details
such as;

Name
Residential address
Telephone number
VALID ID card (mine attached for your record)

This is all for now, until I hear from you. Thank you

Regards,

Mr. Jerome H. Powell

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