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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Bank of America" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bnkofamerica2015@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:55:28 +0100
Subject: UPDATE FROM BANK OF AMERICA

Bank of America Corporate Office
Headquarters 100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC 28255
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
United States of America
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)

Dear esteemed customer,


The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in 100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC 28255 wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives on the 27th of March,2015 at precisely 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the United States Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York according to the record we got from Africa due to your inability to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor payment obligation.The actual transfer of your funds(15,500,000.00) into the government account comes up next week.

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer,Mrs.Rosa Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds be paid into the United States Government Treasury Account as unserviceable funds in compliance to section 3 subsection 1(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear country on September 11,2001.

Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be transferred into following the government directive:, And note to responds to us with below Name of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York. JP Morgan Chase Official Bankers for the United
States Treasury Department

AC NO: 68302345093
Routing NO:021109593
Account Name:United States Treasury Department,USA

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of those transactions to be seized by the United States Government.Also be informed that we need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the SEAL was reduced from 700 to $65 and no other fee is involved. You are required to send the fee of $65 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the bank where your transaction originated as stated below: INFORMATION

RECEIVERS NAME : GERARD CHIEZI
COUNTRY : BENIN REPUBLIC - COTONOU
QUESTION : IN GOD
ANSWER : WE TRUST
Amount To Send; $65 USD
PAYMENT DETAILS TO SEND TO US.

Money transfer control number (MTCN)
Senders Name
Senders address.

The name of the city from where the money was sent If we receive the MTCN today,we will transfer your funds (15,500,000.00) before we close office and the funds will reflect 3hours after the transfer.We will send you all the transfer documents to enable you start making cash withdrawals from your account same day the funds are transferred.We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to wait.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Contact bank of America with this email address,( bnkofamerica2015@outlook.com )

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Benson Moynihan
Bank of America®
Corporate Office Headquarters,Charlotte,N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2015 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768/DD6A66

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