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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: FEDERAL RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM USA <info.effegooffice1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.federalreservebnkbjj@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:03:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: APPROVAL PAYMENT RELEASE 2011 FEDERAL RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM U.S.A


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THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


 



  

FEDERAL RESERVE
BANKING SYSTEM U.S.A

MR. DAVID
HARRISON

Director,
Foreign Operations

International
Transfer Department

WASHINGTON DC UNITED
STATE.

Telephone:
202-239-6674

 

 

APPROVAL
PAYMENT RELEASE 2011 FEDERAL RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM
U.S.A  

 

Congratulations!! 

 

ATTENTION
.

 

Thank you for
our telephone conversation now, as advised we intend to provide you with our
unparallel services by maintaining the scope allocated to us in the release of
your total amount payment of $2,300,000.00
only. 


Please be
advised that the current situation surrounding your payment, is one as such can
be termed as being very sensitive and is presently undergoing an internal
security caution under the supervision of the International Banking and Finance
Securities.


Note that claim
is currently being verified in order to determine it’s authenticity before
payment will be effected. As we conclude the verification process.



To put the
record straight, we have verified and approved your payment to be transferred
from the United nation and European union corresponding account with Federal
Reserve Bank in Washington to your nominated bank account as it is mandatory by
Act 601 Section 051 of the U S A finance Ministry authority after meeting up
with the international transfer statutory fee of $72 only to Federal Reserve
Bank for the ministry of Justice account Authentication.  Please note that you
are advice to send the fee by western union or money gram with the below
details:


Sender's
Name:-----
Receiver's Name:  John I.
Chukwu
Text Question: What
for?
Answer:
Transfer

City/Country:
Cotonou Benin Republic.
MTCN:----
Amount:
$72

 

Please note
that as soon as you send the fee, kindly forward us the MTCN/Question and
Answer/ senders name, so that we can process your transfer by today without any
further delay again. With the agreement we had with the entire organization
holding any international payment to pay you your complete total amount we will
not entertain any kind of interference from any body whatsoever to represent you
in any way because most of these local representative use to mislead and at time
misinform beneficiaries and make them lose a lot of money and also delay them to
be paid.


So at this time we will only
deal with you directly to make sure that you receive your total amount money in
time and we are very much obliged to inform you that your payment will release
to you as soon as possible. 


We do hereby
give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your
favor for your contract entitlement/award winning payment with the Federal
Reserve Bank.   


Now your new
Payment Approval No; FR5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference
No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632, Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and
your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate
Release Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No:
XXTN013.  

Thank you for
your prompt attention to this matter.  Yours Faithfully


 

Mr. David
Harrison

202-239-6674


 


 

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