419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "required fee " (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. )
- "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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "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)
- ",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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "ban.corporation@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ban.corporation@yandex.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.
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.

Fraud email example:

From: Bank of America Corporate <5300239000011@53.fms.gov.ru>
Reply-To: ban.corporation@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 15:22:44 +0300
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION =?UTF-8?Q?phone=3D=20+=31=20=38=36=30?=
=?UTF-8?Q?-=39=35=36-=35=31=39=36=2C=20comply=20today?=

--
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202 U.S.
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2013
Founded: 1928
Email: ban.corporation@yandex.com
my direct cell= +1 860-956-5196

Good Day

I believed you have received this letter before.

On behalf of the entire staff of the Bank of America, The Management of
the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in NEW YORK USA,
wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Co-Chief
Operating Officer Of Bank of America on the 27 Aug 2016, we deem it
appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into
Mrs. Annette Cang bank account of Treasury bank account of the united
state of America if you failed to send the required fee, According to
the record we got from our payment Office due to your inability to
complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a payment
obligation. The actual transfer of your funds US$36.5 Million into Mrs.
Annette Cang account comes up next 2 days.

The United States Insurance Policy fee is mandatory for any
transfer
of funds here in the USA involving amounts above
$1,000,000.00 (One
million USD).The amount to be transferred into your account is
US

$36.5 Million and is far above $1 Million. This is why the 84USD
fee
is required and the fee cannot be deducted from source in
accordance

with section 3 subsection 2(a) of the Huge Funds Transfer
Regulation
Act HFTRA of 2001 promulgated by law after the terrorist attack
on

our dear country.

Meanwhile, note that this is the only fees that you will bear the cost
and your approval funds sum of US$36.5 Million (Thirty Six Million Five
hundred thousand Dollars) will transfer to you without any delays, and
will are doing Auditing for the year 2016, so we want your funds US$36.5
Million to be transferred into your nominated bank account the same day
we receive this fees from you. We are doing banking Auditing for the
year 2016, so we advise you to treat as matter of urgency and try as
much as possible you can to raise and come up with the fees of 65
dollars for (Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit
Certificate) and send it to Bank of America Accountant Officer in Benin
as the funds origin/Cashier Office immediately you receive this email,
so that we can transfer your Funds into your bank account before closing
for the day, We are doing banking Auditing for the year 2016 and all
unclaimed fund will be cancel and send back to Mrs. Annette Cang account
as true beneficiary of this funds.

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us
immediately with requirements 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 Fund Legality
Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit Certificate to complete the
wire transfer. The fee to obtain the Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk
Money Transfer Permit Certificate was reduced from $984 to $84 and no
other fee is involved. You are required to send the fee of $84 by
WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM to the Bank of America Accountant
Officer/Cashier Office where your transaction originated as stated
below: my direct cell= +1 860-956-5196

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

RECEIVERS NAME:Dubem nwafor
ADDRESS: NAIROBI KENYA
QUESTION: In God
ANSWER: We Trust
AMOUNT to send: $84
Sender's name and Full Sender's Address:
MTCN Number

If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds
US$36,500,000.00 (Thirty Six Million Five hundred thousand Dollars)
before we close office and the funds will reflect 3 hours 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.

Meanwhile, a woman came to this bank a few days ago with a
letter claiming to be your true representative and she agreed to pay the
charges. Here is her information below.

Bank of America
2075 S. Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Acct. name: Mrs. Annette Cang
Type: Checking
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277

Failing to reply this email and pay the required fee of $84
urgently we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs.
Annette Cang if we do not hear from you within the next 24 hours from
today. We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of
your fund must have caused you.

I need your urgent reply and congratulations.

NB: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS.

MR GEOFFREY S. GREENER
Email: ban.corporation@yandex.com
Chief Risk Officer
Co-chief Operating Officer,
Bank of America Office North Carolina

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