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

Fraud email example:

From: Federal Reserve Bank California <money.gram.mg01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.frbsfbank.org@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 01:37:20 -0800
Subject: Welcome To Federal Reserve Bank Of California.

US Federal Reserve Bank,Corporate Office 33 Liberty
St,CA 94105, United State
Our Ref: USFRB/ IRU/SFE/ 15.5/SFCA/011

Welcome To Federal Reserve Bank Of California.

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, World Bank Group,
Nat-west Bank of London (UK),and Bank of America 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 $10,500,000.00
(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars).

Now the fund has been totally lodged in one particular Escrow account
(non deductible) here in the Federal Reserve Bank on your name, while
waiting for accreditation to your personal bank account in any part of
the world as directed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Meanwhile, after due scrutiny and verification, I confirmed that you
have fulfilled all the necessary obligations that will enable the
release of your 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.

Now, all modalities regarding your fund release has been put in place
here in the Federal Reserve Bank, thus, your funds has been made ready
for transfer in our sophisticated macro transfer system, what we need
from you now is to provide to us the bank account of your choice which
you want us to transfer your funds so we can expedite action for the
accreditation of your funds into your account immediately.
Below are the information needed for now for your transfer.
1. Personal Details:
Full Name:
Current Address:
Age/Gender:
Occupation:
Your whatsApp 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 $5000 or write a draft check which
can be deposited in any bank and send to you.

In anticipating for your urgent cooperation..Text SMS +1 (208) 877-2780
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Jerome Powell.
Director Federal Reserve Bank
E-Mail:www.frbsfbank.org@gmail.com

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