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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: "Mr John Large." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundclearancedpt@mail2economist.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:49:08 -0700
Subject: IT TOOK ME TIME TO LOCATE YOU

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
33 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK, NY 10045. USA
 
PAYMENT FILE: FRB/WBDRC/KTT-17.
 
Attn:
 
 
Re: FUND TRANSFER ALERT
 
Dear Sir,
 
The management of the Federal Reserve Bank New York write to bring to your notice that we just received a report from Mrs.Helen carvalho, from Florida U.S.A on Monday informing us that you are dead.
 
She further informed us that you appointed her before you  dead to represent you and claim your investment fund valued  at the sum of $9.5  million that was deposited at the  Federal reserve bank coffers account by United Nations  debt Re-conciliation commission as order them by the IMF.
 
She have accepted to pay all the charges holding you funds release.
 
 
Your swift response will be highly needed in the next 24  hours if you are still alive before we will order our account department to effect the release of your $9.5 Million United states dollars to her account.
 
We await you diligent and urgent Response ASAP.
 
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
 
TREAT AS URGENT.
 
Yours sincerely,
Mr John Large.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK.

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