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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 Powell" <ammhussain464@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.jeromep@aol.com
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:51:26 +0100
Subject: POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION

Attn: Beneficiary,

RE: RECOMMENDATION FOR PAYMENT CANCELLATION (FINAL NOTICE)

Good day! In my capacity as the Executive vice president and chief
Information Officer, i have been directed by the President & CEO of
the Federal Reserve Bank to write to you severally in respect of your
Unclaimed Inheritance/Contract/Compensation Fund that has been
approved and gazetted to be released to you and other rightful
beneficiaries of your category.If i may ask, what could have caused
your refusal to respond to the mails?.

I wish to inform you that this very message might be the last
to be sent in respect of the said fund/payment and which will also
serve as one of the evidence of communication and presumption of fund
rejection on your part which will necessitate recommendation for
cancellation of your payment valued at US$10,500,000 (Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) and its consequent return to the
Treasury as unclaimed.

However, if you are still willing to proceed with the procedures to
effect transfer of the said fund to your designated bank account
within five (5) work days, you are required to immediately send in the
following information;

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE ADDRESS:
3. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. A COPY OF ID CARD ie International Passport or Driver's License
etc:

OPTIONS OF PAYMENT
1. Bank Wire Transfer
2. ATM Card
3. Certified Bank Draft

While it is our undertaking to ensure hitch-free payments to
beneficiary's bank accounts, we do hope for reasonable cooperation to
make the arrangements successful.

Yours in Service,
Mr.Jerome Powell
Executive vice president
chief Information Office
And Head of the Technology Group (TG)
Federal Reserve Bank

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