419 scam: "Mr. Michael Green" <info@usa.com> Compliments of the season to you and every members of your family.

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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.
- compliments.sseason79@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Michael Green" <info@usa.com>
Reply-To: compliments.sseason79@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:00:49 -0800
Subject: Compliments of the season to you and every members of your family.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

This is to inform you that we have finally received your unpaid

delayed contract payment which

was transferred from the United Nations (UN).

Also note that from the record in my file, the total amount confirmed

is $6,750,000 (US dollars).

How ever, we have received a notice of Change of Account from your

representative Mr. Julius Fletcher

yesterday. In respect to the account received from him, we wish to

confirm with you before we

proceed with the transfer of your contract fund to the new account he

provided.

Kindly confirm the below new bank account as valid and endorsed by

you for the

transfer of your unpaid contract fund.

Bank; Bank of America

Address; 690 Adams Street Quincy Ma 02169 USA

A/C Number: 4666 0133 5222

Routing Number: 011000138

A\C Name: Julius Fletcher

The transfer will take place immediately you confirm the authenticity

of the new bank account information provided by Mr. Julius Fletcher.

I demand an urgent response from you to enable us to proceed with the

transfer.

Yours Truly,

Account officer in charge of foreign remittance,

Michael Green

compliments.sseason79@gmail.com

Chairman Federal Reserve Bank (FRB)
FOR : Mr. Jerome H. Powell

http://www.federalreserve.gov/

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