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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: "MARK ROBERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boa.remittance.dpmt@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 23:29:57 +0300
Subject: WE AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE

 
BANK  OF  AMERICA  CORPORATION
One Bryant Park115 West 42nd Street
New York, NY, 10036.
(716) 262-1095
 
Contract: Fund Credit From Bank Of America.
 
This is officially to notify you personally, that we received a valued amount of funds to credit instruction from the federal government of Nigeria bank CBN to credit your account with your
 
full inheritance fund sum of US$10.5million from the Nigerian Federal Reserve account with our bank (BANK OF AMERICA) in new York.This is inline with the new policy of the current president
 
(Muhamadu Buhari).
 
However, what we required from you is your full banking details where you want your fund to be transferred.
 
{1}. your full name and address:
{2}. your telephone or cell phone, and fax number
for easy communication:
{3). your bank name and address:
{4). your a/c name and numbers:
(5). your swift code / routing numbers:
(6). your occupation:
(7). your id or international passport copy.
(8). your alternative email:
 
Be informed that transfer will commence immediately we hear from you with the account information. Once more, Bank Of America will not hesitate to credit your account within 24hours in
 
accordance with fund Release order regulations.Your immediate response is highly needed to enable us commence transfer.For further explainations,call (716) 262-1095
 
Thanks for banking with Bank Of America while we look forward to serve you better.
 
Thanks and God Bless You.
 
Best regards,
 
Mr.Mark Robert
Director,Remittance Department
Bank Of America,New York.
(716) 262-1095

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