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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: "Yellen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <evergreenbankus1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 15:18:07 +0100
Subject: Honorable Fund Beneficiary

From The Desk Of Janet Yellen
Federal Reserve System,
33 Liberty Street, New York, NY,USA.
 
Honorable Fund Beneficiary,
 
I am Janet L. Yellen, i took office as Chair of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System on February 3, 2014,for a four-year term
ending February 3,2018. I know this email will come as a surprise to
you.
 
However, i wish to inform you that your payment file was brought on my
desk and  after going through your file i have been able to discover
the reason you are still  struggling to receive your outstanding
payment without success therefore Without  wasting time i want to
advise you to stop dealing with impostors who are only  interested in
extorting illegal fees from you in order to enrich them selves.You
are hereby strictly advised to adhere to the instruction in this email
so that the proceed of funds valued $10.5million will be released to
you without delay.
 
I have sent remittance instruction to the President & CEO of Ever
Green Federal  Bank,USA to help release long outstanding funds to your
private bank account.You are hereby urgently advised to contact the
Bank for opening of account so that  Federal Reserve will move your
$10.5million into your online account with Ever Green Bank. You will
be given online account login details by the Bank to enable you gain
access to withdrawals and transfers by yourself.
 
kindly contact Jeffrey Hyde,President & CEO of Ever Green Federal Bank
for more elaborate payment advise on details below:
 
Bank Name: Ever Green Federal Bank,Oregon-USA
Contact Person: Jeffrey Hyde
Email Address:evergreenbankus1@gmail.com
Telephone:  (+1) 541-299-5003
 
Jeffrey Hyde will keep me informed as soon as you set up
account. Good Luck.
 
Best Regards,
 
Janet L. Yellen
Chair of Federal Reserve System.

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