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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: "Jerome Powell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeromepowellfrb@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:46:23 +0900
Subject: PAYMENT REF: FRB/DT/2018/0281E

Dear Beneficiary,
 
I am Jerome H. Powell, the new chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. You can get more details about me below;
 
https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bios/board/powell.htm
 
It has come to the notice of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Reserve Bank here in Washington, DC that your present inheritance/contract/compensation claims application being handled by the Remitting Bank is experiencing some irregularities. Due to this development, we have been assigned to step into the immediate processing of your fund transfer to enable your funds to be transferred to you within the shortest possible time.
 
Fortunately, you have been selected alongside a few other beneficiaries to receive your own payment of $850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only). This money will hence be transferred to your nominated bank account.
 
You are advised to kindly reply this email with the below details enclosed to help us process your payment;
 
(1) Full Names:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Date of Birth:
(4) Phone/Cell Number:
(5) Occupation:
 
Yours faithfully,
Jerome H. Powell
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
 
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