419 scam: Federal Reserve Bank New York <"Reserve."@themis.ocn.ne.jp> Federal Reserve Bank New York

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- federalreservebank142@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Federal Reserve Bank New York <"Reserve."@themis.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Federal Reserve Bank New York <federalreservebank142@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 06:28:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Federal Reserve Bank New York

Federal Reserve Bank New York
Headquarters 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, USA
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
United States of America
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Dear Customer,

The Management of the Federal Reserve Bank New York Corporate Office Headquarters here in 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives this morning with Mr. Foster Gabriel from Bank Of Africa head office in regard of $7.8 million that was on hold here in our Head quarters Federal Reserve Bank New York, we agreed that your funds will be transferred into the United States Treasury Account.
According to the record we got from Mr. Foster Gabriel from bank of Africa due to your inability to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor payment obligation.

The total amount of your funds which is seven million eight hundred thousand (7.800, 000.00 USD) will be transfer into US government account next week if you fail to comply.

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer, Mrs. Rosa Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds are to be paid into the United States Government Treasury.

NB: Do contact Mr. Foster Gabriel immediately if you still wish to receive your funds so that we will remove your fund transfer file from the list of those transactions to be seized by the United States Government.
Also be informed that we need a fund transfer ACCESS CODE to complete the wire transfer to any bank account you will provide to us.

The fee to obtain the access code was initially $600 USD but has been reduced to $275 USD and no other fee is involved.

You are to email or call Foster Gabriel to give you the payment information you are to use for sending the $275 fee down to him here in New York for him to help you obtain the TRANSFER ACCESS CODE so that we can proceed with your transfer.

Here is Foster Gabriel information:
Name: Foster Gabriel
Email: federalreservebank142@yahoo.com

You are to forward your banking detail and your full address, name and phone number to Foster Gabriel email address ( federalreservebank142@yahoo.com )
Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Bright James
Federal Reserve Bank New York
Headquarters 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, USA

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