Jerome Powell Federal Reserve Lottery Scam
Jerome Powell
Now I have had dealings with Jerome Powell, Head of the Federal Reserve Bank before in connection with a Compensation Fund I was due. This time it appears I am due a lottery fund of US$10 million as the next of kin of a lottery winner who passed away without receiving his winnings. Read through the email and see if you are convinced that the real Jerome Powell is contacting you, you are due this money and whether there is more chance of "pigs flying" than you reciving any money. It is a SCAM, SCAM, SCAM
E-Mail received:
Date: 11/02/2026, 11:16
From: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (the Fed)" e7220083@gmail.com
Reply-To: jaypowell44@hotmail.com
To: [Name and Email address redacted]
Subject: ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Attention: Beneficiary [Name redacted],
I am Mr. Jerome Powell, the chairman Federal Reserve System (the Fed) USA, and I am contacting you regarding the release of your forefather long awaited Lottery Fund in our desk sum of $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million, United States Dollars), originated from Lotteries Winners held in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Australia/Oceania in the year 1826 to year 1976... After details review of the beneficiaries files, we found out that you are one of the Next of Kin's (NOK) and the World Bank Group has mandated that your fund sum of $10,000,000.00 should be released to you immediately. I therefore wish to inform you that your fund is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond back to this email and co-operate with the Federal Reserve System.
Note that, all Governmental and Non-Governmental NGO's, Financial Companies, Security Companies, Bank's and Diplomat's which has been in contact with you of lately has been instructed to back OFF from your fund transaction and you are also advised to STOP further communication with any one of them with immediate effect, as the Federal Reserve System is now in charge of your fund sum of $10,000,000.00 payment release. You are also advised to STOP remitting further payment to any institutions with respect to your fund transaction, as your fund will be transferred directly to you from our source and I hope this email is very clear to your understanding, because any action you take contrary to the instructions given to you in this email is at your own risk, and you are to respond back to this email with your full personal details as stated below for verification and we shall give you further update on how your fund will be released to you today or soonest.
KINDLY RE-CONFIRM YOUR FOLLOWING DETAILS FOR VERIFICATION:...
{1} Your Full Name:.........
{2} Your Home Address:..........
{3} Your Current Occupation:.............
{4} Your Gender & Age:....................
{5} Your Next of Kin Name:................
{6} Your Direct Telephone Number:..........
{7} Your Identification (ID) Card:...........
Do acknowledge the receipt of this email as soon as you receive it, and your fund sum of $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) will be released to you as soon as we confirm your personal details as the rightful beneficiary.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. JEROME POWELL,
THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (the Fed).
Notes: "Red Flags" you should know by now:
- Sender and reply to email addresses are with Gmail and Hotmail email services.
- Jerome Powell, a real person but not someone likely to be contacting you form a Gmail account about Lottery winnings.
- Unclaimed Lottery winnings from the year 1826 to 1975... Really?
- Instructions to desist communicating with other scammers that may be in touch with you and only deal with the Federal Reserve.
I quickly got back in touch with information and id document relating to my fake persona. Jerry (I think I can call him that) quickly got back to me.
E-Mail received:
Date: 11/02/2026, 13:07
From: "JEROME POWELL"
To: [Name and Email address redacted]
Subject: NOTICE OF FUND RELEASE FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE//////////
Attention: [Name redacted],
Your email with your personal details is well received and noted. Mr. Edward Hartigan, I have used your personal details to verify and have confirmed that you are the rightful beneficiary of the said fund sum of $10 Million U.S. Dollars, and I urge you to cooperate and follow my instructions to enable you to receive your fund as soon as possible.
MR. [NAME REDACTED], YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW & PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DETAILS, TO ENABLE THE FED-WIRE DEPARTMENT PROCESS THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND:
FIRST OPTION:. BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.
SECOND OPTION:. ONLINE BANKING MEANS.
OPTION ONE: Provide your banking details such as your ''BANK NAME & ADDRESS, ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME & ADDRESS, ACCOUNT NUMBER, SWIFT CODE OR BIC NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER OR BSB NUMBER & BANK TELEPHONE NUMBER'' if you prefer the 1st option, which is the Bank to Bank Wire Transfer means.
OPTION TWO: The Federal Reserve System (the Fed) will use your personal details to OPEN an Online Bank account in your NAME through our correspondent First National Bank (F.N.B.), and our Fed-Wire Department will credit your fund sum of $10 Million U.S. Dollars into the Online Bank account. Also, the login details to enable you gain access into the Online Bank account, and then start making transfers into your Individual Bank account will be send to you once we successfully open the account in your name.
NOTE: Your urgent response is needed to enable you to receive your fund sum of $10 Million U.S. Dollars as soon as possible.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. JEROME POWELL,
THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (the Fed).
Notes: Practicalities to receive your imaginary "fortune". You should not believe for a moment that this money exists or that you will receive it. I reply choosing option 2 not believing that any account will be opened or if one appears to have been opened it will be with a fake bank set up to mimic First National Bank.
Sent: 13/02/2026 at 12:45 AMFrom: "JEROME POWELL" jaypowell44@hotmail.com
To: [Name and Email address redacted]
Subject: NOTICE OF FUND RELEASE FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE//////////
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (the Fed)
HQ: MARRINER S. ECCLES BUILDING,
20TH STREET AND CONSTITUTION AVENUE
N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20551, UNITED STATES.
Attention: Mr. [Name redacted],
Your email is well received and noted. Mr. [Name redacted], our First National Bank (F.N.B.) has successfully set up an Online Bank account in your NAME and our Fed-Wire Department has also successfully credited your fund sum of $10 Million U.S. Dollars (Ten Million United States Dollars) into your First National Online Bank account.
BELOW IS YOUR ONLINE BANK ACCOUNT LOGIN DETAILS:...
Bank login Website Link: http://firstnlhomesb.org
Account Number/User ID: [Redacted 10 digit number]
Password: [Redacted 11 character string]
PIN: [Redacted 4 digit number]
TO LOGIN: Kindly click on our Bank Website Link above and click on Login or Get-Started, then enter your Account Number and Password, click Proceed to enter your 4-digit PIN code to gain access into your First National Online Bank account.
TO TRANSFER: Kindly click on Funds Transfer and select Local Bank Transfer, if you want to transfer your funds into an American base Individual Bank account. Or select Wire International Transfer, if you want to transfer your funds into your [Redacted] Individual Bank account or into any other Foreign base Bank account, except from an American base Bank.
Also, your daily transfer limit both for Local Transfer and International Transfer is $50,000 USD (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars).
NOTE: That you are advised to change your Online Bank account password once you successfully login, and do not hesitate to respond back to us in case you have any challenge or find anything difficult.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. JEROME POWELL,
THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (the Fed).
Notes: I also received the following Deposit confirmation...
Sent: 13/022026 at 12:15 AM
From: "FNB" info@firstnlhomesb.org
To: [Email address redacted]
Subject: [Credit Alert] - FNB Bank
Notes: Looking at the email with the login details the First National Bank website address is given as http://firstnlhomesb.org is not the genuine address for a bank. It does not have a secure server https:// and the .org domain name extension is almost never used for a commercial website. The First National Bank of Pennsylvania has the genuine web address https://www.fnb-online.com/.
The second email came with a "transaction report"... it does not look professional enough to be a genuine bank report.
I have just performed a whois lookup on the domain name http://firstnlhomesb.org and the domain name was first registered or created on 4th February 2026, just a week before I received the email from the person claiming to be "Jerome Powell". It is not of an established bank, it is a website set up to defraud or aid a fraud.
Recommendation:
Unless you plan on "scam baiting", just delete the email and don't reply
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