419 scam: Federal Reserve Bank <officefiles002@email.plala.or.jp> Dear Fund Owner Contact us immediately.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fund beneficiary" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Federal Reserve Bank <officefiles002@email.plala.or.jp>
Reply-To: freservebank742@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 02:24:18 +0900
Subject: Dear Fund Owner Contact us immediately.

New York, NY, United States of America Founded: 1914, New York City, New York,
United States
ADDRESS: 33 Liberty St New York , NY 10045-0001
From the desk of Mr Jerome Powell

Dear Sir/Madam

To Whom it may concern,

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences we might put you through, while we were having some minor problems with our payment system which in all case not meeting up with fund beneficiary payments, we apologies once again. From the records of outstanding transactions due for payment with federal Government of united states of America your name was discovered on the list, out of the 18 outstanding transactions and beneficiaries who have not yet received their payments during the 3 years tenure of the previous administrations in the office please bear with us for making this initial contact through email.

Please Kindly reconfirm your details to this bank as a matter of urgency. the federal government will not beheld responsible if you fail to comply with us, you requested to fill and send this information$B!G(Bs for verification purpose so that your fund valued ( $10.500.000.00 USD) will be delivered to you through the courier delivery company.

Kindly reconfirm to the bank the following info.

1. Your Full Name:.................
2. Occupation:...............
3. Home Address:...............
4. Working Id/ int$B!G(Bl Passport:...............
5. Age:................
6. Your telephone number:................

As soon as this information is received, Your ATM card will be registered to a delivery company directly from Federal Reserve Bank New York USA . We shall proceed with this transaction once you provide the above info. Note that delivery will cost you $150 this is all you needed to pay and receive your ATM card, if we do not hear from you within the next five working days from today your transaction will be submitted to the authorities as an abandon property. We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in finalizing this transaction must have caused you. You are alerted reply urgent as you can.

Sincerely.
Mr Jerome Powell
Director Federal Reserve Bank
33 Liberty St New York , NY 10045

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