419 scam: "Jerome H. Powell"<julieleac1@gmail.com> Outstanding Payment Released

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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:

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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "fcbb1905@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerome H. Powell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <daniellyn49@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:17:18 -0700
Subject: Outstanding Payment Released

Attn:

From the Office of the Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States, My name is Mr. Jerome H. Powell on our verification for outstanding transactions during the accounting and balancing of United States finance security investigations, we discovered outstanding funds registered to your name.

We discover outstanding payment of $46,000,000.00 USD ( Forty Six Million United States Dollars ) registered to your name, according to our verification we also discovered that this funds where not transferred to you due to the poor management and individual selfish interest by the director of the Bank which your payment was assigned to carry out the transaction.

The Federal Reserve Board of Directors has complete the funds release Document and we have signed for the payment of your total funds sum of $46,000,000.00 USD ( Fortt Six Million United States Dollars ) It's now approved to transfer to you as the bonified beneficiary of the funds.

With this information bellow, You can now contact Mr. Frank B. Holding, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. for the transfer of your funds to any account of your choice.

Contact Person: Mr. Frank B. Holding, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and First-Citizens Bank
Email: fcbb1905@outlook.com
Phone Number +1 (202) 989 6911

Your Funds ownership approval has been forward to the Bank which will transfer your funds and Frank B. Holding, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company has been notified that you will contact him for the transaction.

You are advised to contact the Bank as soon you receive this mail for her to transfer your funds.

Regards

Jerome H. Powell
Chairman Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System

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