419 scam: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Re: Your Funds Intercepted

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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
Reply-To: <barwilson74@yeah.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 01:01:47 -0500
Subject: Re: Your Funds Intercepted

Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
Website: www.fbi.gov

Re: Your Funds Intercepted,

We write to inform you that our intelligent monitoring network intercepted =
some funds/inheritance, Atm Visa Cards, lottery winning and a consignment b=
ox contain funds valued $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand U=
nited State Dollars).

After we had conducted due investigations and verifications, The two men wh=
ose names are withheld for security reasons confessed of being responsible =
for your inability of receiving your payment.

We have been able to ascertain that these impostors deliberately hindered y=
ou from not being able to receive your payment by conniving with the agents=
in charge of your payment release thereby demanding excessive fees for the=
ir own selfish reasons.

We intercepted these funds when they were trying to smuggle it to The Unite=
d Kingdom and we have deposited your funds with our security company for sa=
fe keeping.

You are therefore requested to contact Barrister Aaron Wilson via email: [ =
barwilson74@yeah.net ] to help you process the release of your payment to y=
ou. We trust him to help you process the release as soon as you open commun=
ication with him.

We hope to redeem the image of this country from all the scams perpetrated =
on innocent people.

Please do not hesitate to email us if there are any further complications f=
or guidelines.

Michael R. Phillips.
Head of Assets Forfeiture and Tax Investigation Unit
EFCC Headquarters in collaboration with
Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.

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