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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bankofamerican06@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 14:52:18 -0000
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED

>From the Desk of Matt Al Bright
Bank of America
London.
Ref:UNC/IMF/WB/FGN
www.bankofamerica-uk.tk
 
Attn:Richard Boyd,
 
This morning the board of directors of Bank of America passed a memo for the conciliation of your fund, since you are on able to upset the required fee of USD$18,700, To enable the release of your fund into your account or your atm card, which value the sum of USD$1.5Million  Right now I have plan to assist you by raising the require fees, through a loaning company, I have discussed with the Director who will remit the required fee into your account if you have an account with any of their account Banks, which is Wels Fargo Bank Of USA, Citizen Bank of America, and Bank of America. If you do not have account with the listed banks, the can also give you the loan through your Credit card, they will remit the required fee into your Credit Card for you to upset the required fee. Kindly get back to me with your banking information if you have an account with any of the listed Banks, if you do not have an account with them, kindly fill the bellow form, to enable me forward it to the loaning company .
 
1) name of card ...................
2) Credit Card Number----------------------------------
3) Type of card.-Credit Card  -----------------------------------------------
4) Issued bank/company----------------------------------
5) Issued Date/Exp date-------------------------------------
6) the last four numbers at the back of the card_____________________
7) the billing address______________
8)mother maiden name___________
9)Credit card limit___________________
10)Toll free number__________________________
11)Cvv number._________________
12)your home address________________
13)Date of birth___________________
14) zipcode/state;___________________
15)Telephone number______________
16)social security number________________
17)Bank address.. ................
18)Bank name-------------------------------------------
 
I hope you do understand. I see it humanly to assist you through this means.
 
>From the Desk of Matt Al Bright
Bank of America
London.
Ref:UNC/IMF/WB/FGN
www.bankofamerica-uk.tk

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