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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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Fraud email example:

From: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK <companydhl57@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frbamerica@163.com
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:21:38 +0100
Subject: US$15,500,000.00


US Federal Reserve Bank Corporate Office
33 Liberty St New York NY 10045, United States
Our Ref:USFRB/IRU/SFE/15.5/NY/011 United States
of America.Federal Reserve Bank®

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, Natwest Bank of London,
Central Bank of Nigeria and Bank of America was compiled and submitted to
my desk this morning for review. The total sum owed to you by the 3 banks
mentioned above was sum up to the tune of US$15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). Now the fund has been totally
lodged in one particular Escrow account (non deductible) here in the
Federal Reserve Bank New York on your name, while waiting for accreditation
to your personal bank account in any part of the world .Meanwhile, after
due scrutiny and verification, I confirmed that you have fulfilled all the
necessary obligations that will enable the release of you r payment to you.

But yet your payment was not released to you due to one flimsy excuses or
the other from the Bank officials in charge of your payment, because they
had the intention of diverting your funds to their private accounts in
order to satisfy their selfish interest. You are however lucky that we the
management of the US
Federal Reserve Bank detected their evil plans and therefore call for the
submission of your payment file to us so we can personally handle the
payment assignment to ensure that you receive your funds accordingly.

Now, this is what is needed to get your fund delivered down to you. We need
to obtain a Clean Bill of Record Certificate "CBRC" from the Supreme Court
in Lilburn Ga USA. This Certificate is what will enable the release of your
funds from this bank and the cost of the Certificate as placed by the
Supreme Court is US$750 After the Certificate is secured, then your fund
will be conveyed to you through any payment method of your choice as listed
below.

1. Bank to Bank Wire Transfer: Your fund will directly deposit into your
private bank account and it will reflect in your account within 3-working
days after the transfer.

2. Draft Check: Your total funds will be written out in the form of a valid
draft check and be dispatched to your address through USPS Priority Mail
Express.

3. ATM Visa Card : Your fund could be loaded in an ATM Visa Card and will
be shipped down to your home address via USPS Priority Mail Express which
only takes few days to deliver.

Having explained all that above, I'll now provide you with the payment
information for you to have the cost of the "Clean Bill of Record
Certificate" sent immediately to Lilburn Ga USA.

1. Personal Details:

Full Name:
Current Address:
Age/Gender:
Occupation:
Direct Mobile Number:
Passport Copy, ID card or DL:

2. Banking Details:

Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Account Name
Account Number:
Routing Number:
Swift Code:

Note: If you prefer to receive your funds in form of a Visa Card, we could
load and ship your Visa Card to your address which will permit you a daily
withdrawal limit of USD $15,000 or write a draft check which can be
deposited in any bank and send to you,

In anticipating for your urgent cooperation.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.John C.Williams
Chair Of the Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank New York
Co-chief Operating Officer.

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