419 scam: "Federal Reserve System"<FRS012@orion.ocn.ne.jp> NOTIFICATION OF YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND.

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million dollars" (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.
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.
- agshin.mehdiyev@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Reserve System" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unmessage2@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 18:01:43 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND.

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM USA

20th Street & Constitution Ave, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20551 USA.

RIN 7100 AD74

Docket No. R-1415




Dear SIR/MADAM,


We have been instructed to contact you and notify you that your unclaimed payment of US$10.5 Million Dollars the United Nations Security Council recovered from a Bank in Nigeria as unpaid Fund belonging to you has been approved to be released to you. You are strongly advised to contact the President of the United Nations Security Council (Mr. Agshin Mehdiyev) on email: agshin.mehdiyev@yahoo.co.uk and send him your Release Code PFD7495/013 to enable him direct you on how you can receive your US$10.5 Million Dollars soon as possible. Tell him that you receive this message from Federal Reserve System, USA to contact him for your unpaid fund.



Yours truly,



Mrs. Jennifer J. Johnson

Secretary

Board of Governors

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