419 scam: William Pelham <jb6626452@gmail.com> From United States Attorney General

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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.
- federalreservebank252@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: William Pelham <jb6626452@gmail.com>
Reply-To: federalreservebank252@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 22:51:52 -0700
Subject: From United States Attorney General

Congratulations,

The United Nations Security Council , hereby receives your payment
with reference number #.MAV/UNO/WBO/LM-05-371 amounting
toUS$55.5m(FIFTY FIVE MILLION, Five hundred thousand United States
Dollars) Thiscouncil was set up to fight against scam and fraudulent
activities worldwide,responsible for investigating the legitimacy of
unpaid contract,inheritance and lotto winning claims by companies and
individuals and directs the paying authorities worldwide to make
immediate payment of verified claims to the beneficiaries without
further delay, your said payment was deposited with FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK Chicago USA and you will gain online access for you to accessand
transfer your funds through internet banking

,we also confirmed that you have met all statutory requirements in
respect of your pending payment except that you have to change the
name on the account which we opened for you with your funds, presently
the name on the account is UNITED NATIONS so you need to change it to
your name. This important notice is to let you know that your payment
is ready to be moved by FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Chicago USA Online
banking transfer system where the account was opened.All you are to do
now is to contact FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Chicago USA for online account
in formations so that you can logon to the account to confirm the
availability of your funds then after that you will have to change the
name on the account to your own personal name because the name we used
in opening the account for you is UNITED NATIONS which will only cost
you.Please note you will not be able to transfer your funds until you
change the name on the account so you are to contact FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK Chicago USA with your information as needed below.

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Home Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile
(4) Company Name
(5) Bank Name:
(6)Country

Here are the contact details of FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Chicago USA which
you are to contact immediately for your online account information' s
to confirm the availability of your funds.

BANK NAME:FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Chicago USA.
EMAIL: federalreservebank252@gmail.com

you have to try to contact them as soon as possible so they can send
you the online account information' s as we have already informed them
that you will be contacting them for the request of the account
information s, please do not forget to contact them with your details
as your request might be ignored if your information's is not included
to prove that the message is coming from you.

Yours Faithfully,
William Pelham
United States Attorney General

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