419 scam: "Mr. Robert Steven Kaplan" <info@usa.gov> Federal Reserve System2200 N Pearl St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA.

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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.
- federalreservebank2099@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Steven Kaplan" <info@usa.gov>
Reply-To: federalreservebank2099@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 02:43:58 -0700
Subject: Federal Reserve System2200 N Pearl St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA.

Hello, This is notification message is from the Federal Reserve Dallas Dist=
rict, Your name is enlisted among the beneficiary whose fund is approved fo=
r payment, by the Board the Governors Federal Reserve Bank. We have been wa=
iting for you to contact us for you to claim your approved funds of $5.5Mil=
lion dollar, but to our surprise one Mrs. Brenda Miller came forward for th=
e fund, that, you asked her to claim the fund on your behalf with documenta=
ry evidence which we are not sure of it source. This was why we decided to =
contact you to confirm to us if you really sent Mrs. Brenda Miller. She sai=
d, you instruct her that the funds/ATM card should be delivered to the belo=
w detail. I will advise that you change your email password, because your e=
mail is been used to write to us, but because of the name and address, we h=
ave to confirm before proceeding with the delivery. Delivery details she se=
nt to us: Receivers name: Brenda Miller Receivers Address: 555 Reservoir La=
ne Brooksville Kentucky 41004 Account details for transfer: Bank Name: Heri=
tage Oaks Bank Address: 545 Twelfth St, Paso Robles, California 93448 Phone=
Number: 1(805)239-5200 Account number: 001453521 Routing: 122239982 Swift =
Code: HEOAUS61 Beneficiary name: Brenda Miller Most importantly, confirm to=
us urgently if you gave permission to Mrs. Brenda Miller to claim the fund=
on your behalf and if you did not authorize anybody, then, you will have t=
o stop communicating with the impersonators and the organizations, because =
they are trying to divert your fund to themselves. She tries, so hard to ch=
ange the fund ownership to her name. Await your prompt response. Contact de=
tails: Email: federalreservebank2099@gmail.com Hotline: +1 (817) 527 8017 Y=
ours in Service Robert Steven Kaplan Federal Reserve System2200 N Pearl St,=
Dallas, TX 75201, USA=20

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