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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: Bank Of America <biobank_2@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: bank_of_america@cantv.net
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 14:50:02 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Bank of America












From The Desk of:Mr.Fares















D. Noujaim
Bank of America

1680
Broadway, New York,
NY
10019, USA.

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.
Attn: The Beneficiary,
RELEASE OF YOUR FUND $18.5 MILLION.









  



 RELEASE OF YOUR FUND $18.5 MILLION.
    
We















are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic
Transfer through our bank, Bank of America to your bank account, which
has  been  officially  approved by the management of World Bank Swiss
(WBS) to credit the sum of  US$18.5  Million into your bank account.
Note that I have started processing your payment and every thing
concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out
within the shortest possible time from the time we received your below
needed information.
    
Also be informed that the Governor of 
Bank in London (BL)  has signed on your payment advice and a copy of the
advice will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record
purposes. Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were
received from our research manager, Barr.
Paul Peterson on your behalf to FRB for immediate release of your
fund.This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of
Iraq discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank
has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals
and the American Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to
distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe
Asia & Pacific Ocean in other to help improve their business.


Therefore,















reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this office
cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or
liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.
    
   
These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.
   
1.Your Full Bank Account Details
    2.Your Direct Cell or office
phone to reach you
    3.Your address
of locations
    4.Your full name
    5.Your Equity Line of
Credit Information


Finally, you are required to reconfirm
directly to me the above information to enable me use it to process your
bill of payment. Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all
your response should be directed through our alternative email address
for the immediate attention of the credit control department.
    
Yours















Faithfully,
Mr.Fares D. Noujaim








Vice















Chairman/ Director of Credit control Dept.

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