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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (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.
- federalreserve618@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- address and reply directly to this email address: federalreserve618@yahoo.com , or , federalreserve1us@usa.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. J. P. Andrew" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 12:05:59 +0100
Subject: Your Funds are recovered
Attention:
This is to inform you that your funds from the transaction you had in the past including your compensation funds totaling $5,200,000.00 ( Five million Two hundredThousand Dollars ) has been approved for release to you .
Confirm the following information so that we can proceed with the funds release.
You full name..............
Nationality...................
house address.............
phone number..............
occupation....................
age.........................
Marital status................
Mention the estimate of amount of money you lost during the failed transaction.................
Briefly explain the history , nature of your transaction (s) . (Optional).........................
Send also any scanned copy of your id.
I expect your prompt message to this effect and send the required information so that we can proceed with the process of the funds release and transfer to you.
Dr. J. P. Andrew
Director, funds release department.
Copy this email address and reply directly to this email address:
federalreserve618@yahoo.com ,
Or ,
federalreserve1us@usa.com
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