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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: "Mr. Jerome H. Powell" <james.landstalker@gmail.com>
Reply-To: federalreservebank_455@citromail.hu
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:22:45 +0100
Subject: text me here only +1-425-786-9823

US Federal Reserve Bank, Corporate Office
33 Liberty St, New York
NY 10045, United State
CA 94105, United State
Our Ref: USFRB/ IRU/SFE/ 15.5/SFCA/011
United State of America


Attention Dear Esteemed Customer

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, Natwest Bank of
London (UK), Central Bank of Nigeria 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 US$60.000,000 .00 United State 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.

You are however lucky that we the management of the African
International Monetary Fund 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, all modalities regarding your fund release has been put in place
here in the Reserve Bank of America, 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:
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 US$3000 or write a draft check which can be deposited in any bank
and send to you.

In anticipating for your urgent cooperation

text me here only
+1-425-786-9823

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Jerome H. Powell
Incumbent Chairperson
Federal Reserve Bank

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