419 scam: Federal Reserve Bank <barester346@gmail.com> Attention Funds Beneficiary

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
- refedral5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Federal Reserve Bank <barester346@gmail.com>
Reply-To: refedral5@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:46:47 -0800
Subject: Attention Funds Beneficiary

Federal Reserve Bank Higher Standards Home
449 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn
New York 11205, USA

Attention: Our Honorable Beneficiary
Payment Release Instruction From Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the
International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify
you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International
Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United Nations
Organization and the Bank of America respectively via International
Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G requesting our
bank to direct the JP Morgan Chase BANK USA N.A, a subsidiary of the
Federal Reserve Bank to disburse your due wining/inheritance and
contract payment valued at Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US7.3M) in your favor via their branch in New York.

In consideration of the above, you have been issued with this
Exclusive Reference Identification Number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/09),
Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.:
FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate
of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate Jpmcb Telex
Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these
vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and
confirm your payment within the next 72hrs. as necessary clearance has
been granted from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors
to release the funds to you with immediate effect.

In view of this directive received from the International Monetary
Funds (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as
directed to us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund
beneficiaries to receive their payment at this first quarter of the
year 2021. With that being done, you are required to urgently contact
the Federal Reserve Bank head office through their International Funds
Release Supervisor:

Contact Person: Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell.
16th Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank
(Head, Funds Release Supervisor)
Email: refedral5@gmail.com

And reconfirm your international payment voucher number and your
reference identification number respectively before that office with a
view to the final remittance approval and subsequent crediting of your
bank account to the tune of funds as stated herein.

1) Full Name:
2) Full Address;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;
6) Your Bank name;
7) Your Bank Address;
8) Account name and Number;
9) ABA/Routing Number;
10) Swift or Sort Code/IBAN;

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
TREAT AS URGENT.

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