419 scam: "Greene" <office2@ark.bayubuanatravel.com> Federal Reserve Bank of 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:

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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Greene" <office2@ark.bayubuanatravel.com>
Reply-To: federal.reserve919@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 14:13:26 -0800
Subject: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10038 USA.
=

Final Payment Notification Release:
This is to inform you that We-have this day 9th March. 2018 received a pay=
ment credit compensation from The Federal government of the United States t=
o credit your account with your full Inheritance fund of $3 Million dollars=
from the U S reserve account with our bank,
However, you shall required to provide the followings Details below:
{1}. Full Name and Address.:
{2}. Confidential Tel, Cell.
{3). Bank name and address.:
{4). A/c Name and A/c Numbers.:
(5). Swift Code / Routing Numbers.:
Please do provide the above information accurately, because this office ca=
nnot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liability =
of funds credited into a ghost account.
=

Thanks for banking with our bank while we looking forward to serving you wi=
th the best of our service.
Thanks and God bless you.
Yours in Service,
Mr Robert Greene

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