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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: Official Message <g.b97320@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 16:46:51 +0100
Subject: Federal Reserve Bank of America to disbursement.


Federal Reserve Bank of America
33 Liberty Street,
New York, NY 10045.
Our Ref: FRB-75BF2014NYUS

Payment Release Instruction From Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Acting
on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the
International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify
you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International
Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United Nations
Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America respectively via
International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-39WB28UN675-G
requesting our bank to direct the Prudential Financial, Inc. Newark, NJ,
United States of America, a subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of
America to disburse your due wining/inheritance and contract payment
valued at Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US7.3M) in your favor via their branch in New Jersey.

In
consideration of the above, you have been issued with this Exclusive
Reference Identification Number (IMF/FRB-NY/8USXX15701/90), Vide
Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/022 and Transfer Allocation No.:
FRB/X44/170LN/NYC/US, Password: 6232, Pin Code: 96578, Certificate of
Merit No: 410, Release Code No: 7608; Immediate PFI Telex Confirmation
No: -256822; Secret Code: XXTN104. Having received these vital payment
numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment
within the next 72hrs. as necessary clearance has been granted from the
International Monetary Funds External Auditors to release the funds to
you with immediate effect.

In view of this directive received
from the International Monetary Funds (IMF), we have on our own part
verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on
the list of outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment at
this final quarter of year 2014. With that being done, you are required
to urgently contact the Prudential Financial, Inc. Newark, NJ, United
States of America through their International Funds Release Supervisor:

Contact Person: Mr. John R. Strangfeld.
(Head, Funds Release Supervisor)
Tel: +1 (475) 235-0929
E-mail: prudential@groupmail.com
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Newark, NJ, United States of America.

And
reconfirm your international payment voucher number and your reference
identification number respectively before the office with a view to the
final remittance approval and subsequent crediting of your bank account
to the tune of funds as stated herein.

We wish to inform you of
the need for you to also re-confirm the following information before the
Prudential Financial, Inc. Newark, NJ, United States of America to
enable the officer in-charge to proceed with the preliminary
arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds.
Owing to security reasons, be clearly informed that the bank will not
respond to any phone calls/general inquiries placed to our bank with
regards to the remittance of your funds by beneficiaries as we are
barred from doing so, you are therefore advised to communicate only with
the accredited officer for further remittance advice.

1) Full Name:
2) Full Address;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number;
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;
6) Your Bank name;
7) Your Bank Address;
8) Account name and Number;
9) ABA/Routing Number;
10) Swift or Sort Code/IBAN;

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.

TREAT AS URGENT.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK

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