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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: "Mr.Jerry H. Powell" <test@mail.timanttikuutio.info>
Reply-To: <johnhollanddeliveryagent3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 23:44:14 -0700
Subject: Good news,

Hello,

Good news, this is to inform you that Federal Reserve Bank has been ordered by President Donald J. Trump to release your pending fund worth
$10,800,000.00USD. We have loaded your fund in an ATM Credit Card worth
total amount $10,800,000.00USD,

You are advised to kindly go ahead & contact the delivery company for
immediate release of your ATM CREDIT CARD $10,800,000.00.

Below is the contact detail of the office:
Company name: IC Courier Company Address:711 E River Walk St in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Delivery Agent: Diplomat John Holland

Email:johnhollanddeliveryagent4@gmail.com
Contact number:+1 210-817-5878
Kindly write Diplomat John Holland for delivery of your Credit Card the total sum of $10,800,000.00 72hours from Now. Your Personal Identification
Number is 201.

NOTE:-

YOU'RE ALSO ADVISED TO STOP ANY COMMUNICATION THAT YOU ARE HAVING WITH ANY OFFICE LIKE DIPLOMATIC AGENT , MONEY GRAM TRANSFER AGENTS, OR BANKS IN ANY PART OF AFRICA, OR COURIER COMPANIES OR ANY FORCES BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DELIVER ANY FUND TO YOU WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY COMING MUST BE DIRECTED THROUGH FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WE HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HANDLE THE TRANSFER TO AVOID MONEY LAUNDERING AND TO PROTECT ALL OUR CITIZEN

Regards,

Jerry H. Powell
Chairman

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEMEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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