419 scam: "Foreign Remittance $Bank Of America$" <info.federalusabnk@gmail.com> Payment Aproval---

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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:
- "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. )
- "clearance document" (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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Foreign Remittance $Bank Of America$" <info.federalusabnk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.atmremittancedepartm@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 10:41:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Payment Aproval---

Dear Sir.

With all due respect, Thank you for receiving my email, So please note that your fund is right here in our bank, and it must be pickup by today without any further delay again, you can pickup your fund in any of the local bank with this code: X3887BNKA, so please try all you can to see that you send the requested fee today so that your fund will be at your destination address by today without any further delay again non story or any further documents again. Please note that the only fee you have to send today is $28, Please note that this $28,, is to provide you Transfer clearance documents by today and nothing more again and Mr. John Wade and Mrs Donna Randy is right in the police costudy waiting for you to comply. Who came all the way from Usa to claim your fund this morning, if you know that you are not the person that sent them, please comply now so that Mr. John Wade and Mrs Donna Randy will be in jail by today, and this fee that you
have to send today will take care of every things and the activation of the code. Below is the details to send the money by werstern union only:

Receives Name:-------- Ifeanyi C. John
Country:--------- Benin Republic
City/state:--------- Cotonou.
Question:--------- What Color?
Answer:-------- -Blue
Amount:--------- $28
MTCN:---------

As soon as you send the fee, try to forward us the payment details today so that we can proceed without any delay again. Please try all you can to see that you do that today so that we can finalize every things by today without any further delay again. the bank has made it clear that as soon as you send this fee today that your fund will be at your destination address by today without any further delay again. Please get back to us now because today is the final day. so try all you can to send this fee so that we can activate the code by today without any further delay again.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Thanks for banking with Bank of America while we looking forward to serving you with the best of our service.

Best Regards,

Dr. Destiny Mike

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