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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 New York City <bankonlineinfomat@att.net>
Reply-To: boabankonlineinfo@cantv.net
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 01:05:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From The Desk Of:Mr. Fares D. Noujaim




From The Desk Of:Mr. Fares D. Noujaim Bank of America
Branch Offices New York
1680 Broadway, New York,
NY 10019, USA.
Vice Chairman on Investment Banking
Director, Credit Control Dept.


Attn: The Beneficiary,

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.

Wearehereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphicTransferthrough our bank, Bank of America, New York, to your bankaccount, whichhas been officially approved by the management of WorldBank Swiss (WBS)to credit the sum of US$18.5 Million into your bankaccount.

Notethat I have started processing your payment andevery thing concerningthe immediate remittance of your funds will becarried out within theshortest possible time from the time we receivedyour? Below neededinformation.

Also be informed that theGovernor of Bank in London(BL) will sign on your payment advice and acopy of the advice will besent to the World Bank in Swiss for somerecord purposes. Meanwhile yourinformation and your full contactdetails were received from ourresearch manager, Barr.Paul Peterson onyour behalf to FRB for immediaterelease of your fund.

Thisfundwas part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraqdiscoveryfund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank hasdecided todistribute it generously to help few lucky individuals andthe AmericanGovernment is in agreement with the Swiss Bank todistribute the fund to700 hundred thousand people in America,Europe& Asia in other tohelp improve their businesses.

Therefore,reconfirm the aforesaidinformation accurately, because this officecannot afford to be heldliable for any wrong transfer of funds orliable of any fund creditedinto 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 or online banking information:


Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above information to enable me use it to process your bill of payment.

Yourquickresponse shall be mostly appreciated; all your response shouldbedirected through our alternative email address for theimmediateattention of the credit control department.

Yours Faithfully, Mr. Fares D. Noujaim Vice Chairman, Director, Credit /Telex Department.

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