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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: Federal Reserve Bank of New York <rebeccagrant111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wellsfergo@email.com
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 04:46:26 -0800
Subject: Dear Customer

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Dear Customer;

This message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world, the Federal Reserve Bank United States has agreed to compensate them
with the sum of ($10.7 Million) which includes every foreign contractors
that may not have received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to
Government problems etc.

We have a database of victims and that is why we are contacting you, this
has been deliberated upon and is among our set of priorities in making the
world a better place by arranging your COMPENSATION of ($10.7 Million)
through Wells Fargo® Wire Transfer to your designated Bank Account.

NOTE: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS AND FRAUD.

We hereby informed you that your total sum of $10.7 Million has presently
been deposited with Wells Fargo® Bank to avoid cancelling of your fund as
declaration by the Federal Reserve Bank United State government, Kindly
E-mail Wells Fargo® Bank as soon as possible.

Bank Manager Name Mr. Charles White Scharf
Wells Fargo® Email✉: wellsfergo@email.com

Bank Name and Address
Account Number:
Account Name:
Routing Number:
Occupation:
Your Whatsap Nnumber:
Mobile Phone:
Swift Cod:/IBAN Number/Sort Code:

If you prefer to receive your Funds on a Pre-Loaded Visa card, we could
ship your card to your address. Please Note that cards have a daily
withdrawal limit of 10,000 dollars. We can also write you a Draft Check,
which can be deposited in any Bank. I Anticipate your timely response
before the account deactivates.
phone number to text us is (+1 202-850-0010) NOTE: That all communications
concerning this your trust fund should be on Email and SMS only for record
keeping purpose, in case of any future reference after the transfer is
completed. NOTE: HERE IS EMAIL TO CONTACT; Wells Fargo® Email✉:
wellsfergo@email.com

Sorry if you may receive this message in your Spam due to the poor network
failure.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Jerome Powell
Chairman, Governor,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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