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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Department of the Treasury <zhangli18601@gmail.com>
Reply-To: federalreservebank8591@aol.com
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 01:58:01 +0100
Subject: Congratulation

--
Federal Reserve Bank Washington Dc U.S.A
Address:Constitution Ave NW &, 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20551, United
States
Open Hours: 9AM
Closed Hours·:4:30PM


WELCOME TO FEDERAL RESERVE BANK WASHINGTON DC USA

ATT: DEAR BENEFICIARY

This is to officially bring to your notice regarding the recovery of
your Compensation funds worth $10,500,000.00 Millions United States
Dollars with the help of the UNITED NATIONS FUNDS INVESTIGATION AGENCY
in conjunction with the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDs (IMF) and the
total amount of $10,500,000.00 Millions USD recovered in your name has
been deposited to transfer to you through our online banking wire
transfer which you will need to transfer by yourself with any computer
in your home or office after the online banking account set up.


Reconfirm your information below as insructed for security reasons:

Full name:
Address:
Telephone/Cell Number:
Country:
City:
Gender:
Occupation:

Note: We can also convert your payments to Bank Cheque or Atm card and
ship to your address which will permit you a daily withdrawal limit of
$5000.00USD.

Kind regards........
Scott Krause. (federalreservebank8591@aol.com)

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