419 scam: "Jerome H. Powell" <jeromehp30@gmail.com> From: Federal Reserve Bank 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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
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.
- johncwilliams@email.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerome H. Powell" <jeromehp30@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johncwilliams@email.cz
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:02:07 -0700
Subject: From: Federal Reserve Bank New York

From: Federal Reserve Bank New York
Headquarters: New York, NY, United States of America
Founded: 1914, New York City, New York, United States
ADDRESS: 33 Liberty St New York , NY 100450001
Hours: Open Today â€¢ 8:30am 5:30pm

Good day to you dear beneficiary how are you doing today i hope all is
well with you, Am Hon John C Williams the president Federal Reserve
Bank here in New York, am in respect of your response regarding your
fund file which has been here for some time now.
I want you to know that we the Reserve Bank have been contracted by
the COMPENSATION BOARD to carry out this project to all the lucky
victims due to scam and economic meltdown which led to loss of lives
and properties. Your fund sum of $3,500,000.00 USD was forwarded to us
due to the trust they have in us and i want to assure you that you
will receive your fund without any stress whatsoever because we have
mapped out strategies to enable you receive your fund.
NOTE: We do not request for any fee like transfer charge or delivery
charge as you have three options which you can receive your fund, and
these options are BANK TRANSFER, CHECK AND ATM CARD so it is now left
for you to make your choice and we will follow up. Meanwhile the only
money you will spend on this transaction is the sum of $100 USD and that
is for us to obtain the fund origin certificate from Benin Republic
and the reason for this is because your compensation fund have been
there for years and they have been unable to get it to you due to
their inability to do so.
Now once this fund origin certificate is been obtained there will no
fee at all and your fund will get to you through any means of your
choice because that is the only money needed and the fund origin
certificate will stand as a prove to show where your fund is
Originated from and this will make offices like HomeLand Security and
IRS to be quit while you make use of your fund
Text Me: +1(719) 345-8730
Make Sure You Email Me:johncwilliams@email.cz

And you have to provide information such as:
(1) Your full name,
(2) Current mobile number,
(3) One of the means on how you wish to get your funds,

Thank You,
Hon John C Williams
The President Of Federal Reserve Bank NY.
ADDRESS: 33 Liberty St New York , NY 10045-0001

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