419 scam: "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK"<"www."@galaxy.ocn.ne.jp> URGENT/ DID YOU AUTHORIZE YOUR ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE YOUR 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:

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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",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)
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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federal-reserveboard@accountant.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 08:28:54 -0700
Subject: URGENT/ DID YOU AUTHORIZE YOUR ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND?

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street New York, New York 10045,
United States of America (USA).

Re: Final Payment Release Notification from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,

We wish to apologize for the delay in the release of your Inheritance/Contract/ Lottery winning sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars ($10,500,000.00) which has been as a result of your inability to comply with the payment release requirement.

It is our pleasure to inform you that your payment file has been forwarded to our Remittance Department for immediate release of your long awaited payment of $10.5 million USD, and we shall proceed with further arrangements to release your fund into your below stated account as directed by your attorney ( Robert D. Williams ).

Having received the below stated bank details from your attorney ( Robert D. Williams ), we request that you confirm you authorized the payment into the below stated account as claimed by your attorney:

Bank: Bank of America
Routing Routing: 311022025
Account number: 111061171306
Swift code: BOFAUS6S
Account name: George Moore

Note: The above stated account has been forwarded to our Remittance department as directed by your attorney ( Robert D. Williams ) but before we proceed with final transfer of your approved fund ($10,500,000.00), you are hereby required to answer the questions below.

1. Did you authorize your Attorney Robert D. Williams to sign your fund release approval letter?
2. Did you authorize the change of account as claimed by your Attorney Robert D. Williams?
3. Are you currently unable to handle this transaction due to your present health Issues?

You are required as a matter of urgency to confirm the legitimacy of the above claim for final transfer into the above stated account, but if you are not aware of this claims, we request that you get back to us by email for immediate cancellation of your fund transfer into the above stated account.

Due to the long delay this payment has suffered , be rest assured that your approved payment of $10.5 million USD will be released immediately these payment irregularities are cleared.

Thank your for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

Best Regards,

William C. Dudley

Chief Transfer/ Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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