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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 <billionairebill0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjeromehpowell64@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:44:37 -0700
Subject: FINALLY NOTIFICATION FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

The Federal Reserve System New York, United States of America.
Address: 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045.


Attention my dear, your payment files from these three (3) different
banks (CITI BANK, WELLS FARGO AND BANK OF AMERICA) was compiled and
submitted to my desk for a review. The total sum owed to you by these
3 banks mentioned above was sum up to the tune of ( $10.5million)
$10.5million United States Dollars, the funds has been released in our
Escrow Account here in the Federal Reserve Bank New York on your name
(which can never be deducted) while waiting for accreditation to your
personal Bank Account.

After proper verification I realized that you are qualified to receive
this ( $10.5million), yet your payment was not released to you due to
one flimsy excuses or the orders 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.Right now your fund is SIGNED/SEALED under an insurance
coverage and as a result of this, no charge will be deducted from your
fund until your (US $10.5million United States Dollars is been
transferred into your bank account wholesomely without been tampered
by any other person or office
You are also very lucky that the management of the US Federal Reserve
Bank has detected all their evil on time and ensures a proper security
checks on your funds.

Remember 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 right now is $200 USD the transfer charges for
your $10.5million with the bank account of your choice which you want
us to deposit your funds into, so we can expedite action for the
accreditation of your funds into your account immediately.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR BANK DETAILS IF YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL TODAY,
BECAUSE YOUR MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ONCE YOU
PROVIDE US WITH THE ACCOUNT DETAILS TO DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY.

RECONFIRM TO US THESE INFORMATION

a) FULL NAME__a_
b) HOME ADDRESS___
c) COUNTRY___
d) PHONE NUMBER___
Yours sincerely

Mr. Jerome H. Powell,

16th Chairman of the

Federal Reserve Bank.

Email;mrjeromehpowell64@gmail.com

I am waiting very urgent to hear back from you

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