419 scam: Bank of America <ecrimescomm@yahoo.com.ph> Official letter

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Bank of America <ecrimescomm@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: info_i22@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:42:00 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Official letter

1058 W Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60660. USA.
NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM BANK OF AMERICA.

Dear valued Customer:

RE: Confirmation of Account Information Submitted: BOA/LPD/SA-0037/11.

This is to officially introduce myself as the director of operations, BOA and I was directed to inquire from you why the payment of your inheritance funds has not yet been paid. We expected that by now you must have received your funds, but unfortunately, during our audit and financial summit, it was realized that your funds still exists as unpaid in our bank.

Before I proceed, may I first inform you that the entire management and staff of BOA wishes to apologize to you for all the delay stress and difficulty you must have encountered in an attempt to receive your inheritance funds which has already been processed and now available to be wired into your nominated bank account.

I have been mandated by the authorities of this bank to ensure that you receive your funds before the expiration of two weeks. So because of the mandate given to me, I have just finished an emergency meeting with Mr. Alfred Macrea, the chief financial officer so as to know where he stopped.

Please, I require your swift response in confirmation of the account information submitted to this bank for the onward remittance of your inheritance fund before I could be able to move ahead. As I received, below are your full name, age, occupation, phone number, address and account details:
account name -
Bank
Account #

Please kindly re-confirm the account information above and do not forget to inform me on what is delaying you from receiving your inheritance funds in your account.

We assure you that as soon as we receive a confirmatory email from you, we shall not hesitate to ensure that your funds are released and paid into the appropriate account as you requested.

I look forward to your swift response.

Your,s In Serivce

Mr. Frank Roger.
A/C Adivcer B O A Chicago, IL 60660. USA.

1058 W Bryn Mawr Avenue

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