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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: "Mr.Brian Moynihan (CEO)" <michaelrbs34@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.brianmoynihan22@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:52:38 -0800
Subject: From Bank Of America


Bank Of America
Headquarters Location: Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street Charlotte,
North Carolina, U.S. Chairman & CEO: Brian T. Moynihan.


Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Saturday and Sunday 8 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 yesterday, 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 United Nations {UN} due to your inability to complete
the transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor
payment obligation.


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.


If you did not fulfill the obligation your fund will be transfer into USA
Treasurer Government account without any delay.


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 FUND PERMIT SEAL OF TRANSFER(FPST) to complete
the wire transfer. The fee to obtain the SEAL was reduced From $1,570(One
thousand five hundred and seventy dollars) to $370 and no other fee is
involved.


You are required to get back to us so that we will give you information to
send the needed money to the attorney in charge to secure the FUND PERMIT
SEAL OF TRANSFER(FPST) in USA as listed below:


If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds
(US$15,500,000.00) 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.Please don't put any blame on us we will go ahead transfer your funds
to government account if you did not fulfill the obligation. Please Reply
with this email: mr.brianmoynihan22@gmail.com


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


Thanks.


Yours Truly In Service,


Mr.Brian Moynihan (CEO)
Chairman & CEO: Brian T. Moynihan.
Bank of America®Corporate Office Headquarters, Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2017 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
mr.brianmoynihan22@gmail.com
AR72768/DD6A66

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