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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Federal_Reserve_Bank=E2=84=A2_Corporate_Office?= <efccoffce262@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjamescopeland@barid.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 03:38:47 +0100
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE THIS MESSAGE

Federal Reserve Bank® Corporate Office
Constitution Ave NW & 20th Street Northwest,
Washington, DC 20551, United States
Our Ref:USRB/0UNv/CIA/32/DC/0120
United States of America
Headquarters


Federal Reserve Bank®

Attention To You Dear Esteemed Beneficiary''

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, NatWest Bank of
London, Central Bank of Nigeria and Bank of America were 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$32,000,000.00 ( Thirty Two Million Hundred Thousand United United
States Dollars). Now the fund has been totally lodged in one
particular Escrow account (non deductible) here in the Federal Reserve
Bank Washington, DC on your name, while waiting for accreditation to
your personal bank account in any part of the world.

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 the management of the US Federal
Reserve Bank® detected their evil plans and therefore called 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 sent to you and do not disclose or
let anybody know about your fund transfer and you are advised to keep
your Transfer Fund details strictly to yourself and not share it with
any individual or firm to avoid confiscation of your US$32 Million.


Reply and aslo forward to the below email addresses.
In anticipating your urgent cooperation.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Jerome Hayden Powell
President & Chairman Federal Reserve Bank®
Email : us-federal-reserve-bank@barid.com
Phone No' +1 (202) 765-1525
Federal Reserve Bank® Washington DC
© 2022 Federal Reserve Bank®Corporation.
All rights reserved. AR72768/DD6A66

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