419 scam: "From: Bank of Africa$BOA$" <sharonjuzwiak@yahoo.com> Re: Your Urgent Response is needed for this ATM card delivery.

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998746691 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- fricaboabankofa@rocketmail.com (Rocketmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "From: Bank of Africa$BOA$" <sharonjuzwiak@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fricaboabankofa@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:39:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Your Urgent Response is needed for this ATM card delivery.

The PIN reading camera being installed on the ATM is housed in an innocent looking leaflet enclosure.

BANK OF AFRICA(BOA)
Community 6,Vernal Plaza, Hospital Road Tema.
P.O.Box 3369 Port-Novo Benin Branch.
Email: fricaboabankofa@rocketmail.com
Tel:+229 98746691

Attention Beneficiary.

We are writing for you to confirm on the receipt of your funds which in our custody approximately the some of USD $7million DOLLARS which will be transfer to your bank account or will be configured into an ATM Card and to be deliver to you through this department of this bank foreign operations/telex department of the head International Bank of Africa in west africa.

In additional,be in informed you that your funds was guaranteed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) before depositing to our suspense which have made it impossible for any individual bank or official to deduct even a cent from the source funds.

Before any money can live this account you have to open new NON-Residential Account in the bank and that cost you the sum of ($70) to open the account, so that we can transfer your funds for the bank account to the account that we have open for you so that if you have someone to pay in the country after you have open the account with the bank we can give any amount of money to any one that you have ask us to give money to in the country here.

Be advised that this bank will not welcome any third party to these funds.And be informed that this departmental direct line work 12hours Today till Saturday Note that by your responds to this email. The swift activation form will be send to you before the transfer of your funds to your nominated account or configured into an ATM CARD and send to you in not more than one working days. What ever options you choose .which will be filled in the swift activation form.

Note: We also transfer funds by online banking, if you need online transfer that cost you the some of ($70,) for the opening of the online Account as soon as we open the online account will are going to send the account information the code and the password to you via e-mail and you are going to transfer the funds by your self to your bank account,for this reason you are advice to change your mail box login password to aviod unknow hackers hacking up your money by steal the details of your account.

You are Warned never to give it out again because we have been receiving conplain from customers.The money you are going to transfer by your self a day through online is the some of US$370,000.00 DOLLARS in each transfer and you are going to transfer 2 X a day by your self to your bank account of your choice.

Note: 1: We need your banking information for the transfer :.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2: A copy of your passport or ID card is needed.,,,,,,,,,,,,
3: Your private phone number: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4: Your home address : ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the money that you have pay for the opening of the account after make the totals transfer to your bank account you have going to find at that the money that you have pay to open the account is transfer back to you with the totals amount that you have in the bank.

(Chief Accounted Dr. Jim Ovie), (BOA) International Bank Of Africa Port-Novo Benin.we wait for your payment information as soon as possible you received this email for What ever options you choose.Send it through WEstern Union Money Transfer.

You are advised to send via western union to the name of our receiving agent below.

Received Name::::: Ekwealor Peter Jekwu
Country::::::Benin Republic
City::::::: Cotonou
Test Question:::::In God?
Answer:::::::We Trust
Amount,,,,,,,($70,)

What ever options you choose send it via western union Please forward the payment information immediately you send the money and call us for confirmation.

We are looking forward to hear from you as soonest,

My Regard to you.
Dr Jim Ovie
Chief Accounted
Bank of Africa(BOA)
Port-Novo Benin.
Email: fricaboabankofa@rocketmail.com
Tel:+229 98746691

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