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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: Mrs Janet yellen <bank@info.com>
Reply-To: jannet.yellen2014@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:00:48 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



--
FOREIGN TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE
2017/18 FRAUD VICTIMS REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FRB/00546
Date-3/2/18

Contact me on .... (jannet.yellen2014@yandex.com)

Attention,


It has come to our notice that you have been defrauded of your hard
earned money by fraudsters from Africa and the rest of the world. During
the last Anti-Fraud meeting held in Washington DC, we were alarmed along
with the rest of the world at the loss of funds from various foreigners
to scam artists operating all over the world today.

After the meeting, we have decided to redeem the good image of some
African countries, so an immediate payment of $ 10,500,000.00USD (Ten
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been ordered
for each of the affected victims. This is in accordance with our
recommendations. These payments will be made by UNITED STATES FEDERAL
RESERVE as the authorized and corresponding paying bank under the
funding assistance of the World Bank.

As some of the beneficiaries have been paid most of them are from United
States. Your information was among those mentioned by some syndicate
members arrested in Lagos Nigeria, Accra Ghana and London as one of
those who have lost a lot of money to their operations.

You are hereby advised and warned not to communicate or duplicate this
message to anybody for any reason whatsoever as the US secret service
and the FBI are working day and night to track these criminals down.
This has to be kept confidential until these criminals are all
apprehended.

You can receive your reimbursement via any of these options you choose
(CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OR WIRE TRANSFER). In this regard, you have to
contact the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Mrs. Janet Yellen on
(jannet.yellen2014@yandex.com). This will enable the immediate process
on the release of your compensation payment to you. Your urgent response
is awaited.


Janet Yellen
Chairman
United States Federal Reserve

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