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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 Africa <bankofafrica396@yahoo.dk>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:48:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Invitation: Welcome to Bank Of West Africa Boa


YAHOO! KALENDER - DU ER INVITERET!

bankofafrica396@yahoo.dk har sendt en invitation:

Welcome to Bank Of West Africa Boa

Hvornår:
torsdag den 28. februar 2013 10:30 - 11:30 (GMT+00:00)

Attention, Value Customer,

This is to inform you that the Bank of West African States (BOA) auditors department is presently supervising all contract payments, inheritance and winning funds that was originated from Africa government.

During the Verification, your name/email contact information was found in the central computer system among the listed of unpaid beneficiaries that have not received their payment of US$17.7 million.And the Government have instructed Bank of West African (BOA BENIN) to release you the payment to you through ONLINE BANKING TRANSFER SYSTEM CODE directly to your Existing Bank account since you have an account.

All necessary arrangement was made to enable you operate your funds online Internet banking and start transferred to your designated bank account in your country. You are now required to furnish us with your/any existing Bank Account where you want to be receiving your funds from your Online banking from our service here.

BELLOW ARE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM YOU TO ENABLE US PROCEED YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY.

YOUR NAME IN FULL:====
YOUR HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS:====
COUNTRY:...............AND CITY:====
YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY:====
CURRENT OCCUPATION:====
YOUR FIRST AND SECOND EXISTING EMAIL ADDRESS (IF POSSIBLE):====
YOUR BANK NAME:====
YOUR BANK ADDRESS:====
BANK TELEPHONE NUMBER:====
YOUR EXISTING BANK ACCOUNT:====
SWIFT CODE:====
ATTACHE YOUR ID CARD OR DRIVER LICENSE

And before your account login information such as Customer Access Codes and further direction will be forwarded to you today, you must contact Dr.David Johnson. The Remittance Manager of Bank of West African responsibility of your payment account details and bellow is his contact information.

Contact Person, Dr. David Johnson . Remittance Manager of BOA.
Email address::(bkafricaboa@live.com)
Bank Phone Number;(+229)9922-3654

Therefore, you are advice to contact the bank manager for your immediate payment once you got this email because he is currently waiting to hear from you as the rightful beneficiary of this fund, and we must advise you to make judicious use of your fund immediately you read this mail as we have no more time to delay this
payment again to avoid cancellation of your payment files do to your much delay.

CONGRATULATION ONCE AGAIN.

Sign/Approval
Dr.John Frank.
Governor of Bank Of Africa
Bank Website:: www.bceao.int
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
S.U. nu!
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