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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: "Mr. Antonio Rodriguez, Jr" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bank.america47@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:12:54 +0100
Subject: From Bank of America Higher Standards Home

Bank of America Higher Standards Home
From The Desk of: Mr.Antonio Rodriguez, Jr
Bank of America
Credit/Telex Department.12/B13 Kingston Drive,

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE OF US$10.5M

Endeavor to response as soon as you received this notification for proper documentation of the transfer to be done.
Did you authorize anybody to claim your approved fund of US$10.5M on your behalf? we need your urgent response because your file had a problem due to a petition filed by one Mr.Edgar Carlos from Texas claiming to be your Attorney he said that you have handed him the ownership of this approved fund of US$10.5M .

we received this Bank Account particulars below from Mr.Edgar Carlos claiming to be your attorney and he want Bank of America to remit the approved US$10.5m on bellow account information and he is ready to pay all the charges to ensure the transfer is made on the below bank account.

Bank Name: Wells Fargo
BANK ADDRESS: 4170 Pleasant Hill Road Duluth, NA 30096 U.S.A.
Account No: 245-135922291-1-42
ROUTING NUMBER: 061000227 ,
Account Name: Mark Howard

We need to been sure Before Remittance Department Bank of America kick off the transfer to provided account details, for this new development The management of this bank are suspicious that is the reason Bank of America need your urgent reply before the transfer of US$10.5M can be finally remitted as requested by Mr.Edgar Carlos.If our suspicious is correct get back us immediately to direct you what next to do to stop the transfer and informed CIA and F.B.I to get Mr.Edgar Carlos arrested.


Also note is our duty to protect our customer so we need to verify before the transfer can be made to the forwarded bank account given to us from Mr.Edgar Carlos, to this effect we have contacted you to know if you are aware of this new arrangement to avoid fraudulent fund diversion to wrong account. Do confirm to us immediately if you authorized this new arrangement so we will not be held liable at the end transfer.


But you are not aware of the arrangement Bank of America need POWER OF ATTORNEY CERTIFICATE AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP FUND Certificate?e of the transfer should in case you don't have it in your possession, contact us back to direct you where to obtain it .

Because is the only certified documents you need to received the payment of US10.5M in your account From Bank of America , get back immediately to direct you where to get all legal paper work that will back up the transfer in your name to enable us have access to make direct transfer of this US$10.5M to your personal bank account.

Lastly If our suspicious is correct reconfirm your bank account information where you wish to received this approved US$10.5M from Bank of America because as soon as we direct you to the officer and you secure this POWER OF ATTORNEY CERTIFICATE from his office the approved fund will be remit to your account immediately, so your direct phone and your bank details is needed to enable us program your information in our system for the transfer to hit your account as soon as comply to the instruction.

Thanks for your Co-operation

Sincerely ,

Mr. Antonio Rodriguez, Jr.
Director Bank of America.
Bank of America
Tele: +1-909-440-6988
E-mail:bank.america47@yahoo.com




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