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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: "DEBT MANAGEMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bofadebtmanagementboardoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:09:45 +0100
Subject: OUTCOME OF THE MEETING REGARDS TO YOUR ATM CARD

https://www.bankofamerica.com/index.jsp?page_msg=mbna
NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM? BANK OF AMERICA

Dear: Sir/Ma,

How are you doing today? Hope all is well. I want to inform you that we received a report on your name regarding your fund that you have being working with impostor who promise you everyday that they will deliver your fund/ATM card and you keep paying them for nothing, I want you to stop anything you are doing with anybody who promise you because your card have being issued with Bank of America Dallas Texas USA but move to our Bank of America here Highlands New York 80126 for delivering.

Moreover, we have a finally meeting today with the entire department and the management instructed me to contact you because your ATM card package is under our delivering department, however, you must confirm your information as below to enable us be sure of who we are working with it because a lot of people contacted us and claim that they are the owner of the card.

Your Full name..........................

Your Mobile number...........................

Your Telephone number.....................

Your fax number.........................

Your Residence address.............

You’re International Passport or any ID card If Any….

Hello my Dear we want to use this opportunity to inform you regarding to the meeting that was held this week on behalf your ATM card. This meeting was held by the office of the President Barack Obama and Office of the International Credit Settlement that after this massage is sent to you and you did not respond back that delivery of your ATM card will cancel immediately.

So if you really want to receive your ATM card please do respond back with your vision toward this meeting so that we will know if you are ready or not for immediate canceling delivery of your card.

Be won and do not say that we did not delivery your card to you because every thing is in your hand to decide if you want your ATM card or not this is the outcome of our meeting regards to delivery of your ATM card.

Finally, you are to send $399 for the delivering fee of your ATM card and this is all that you are to pay, once you send this needed fee $399 delivery of your ATM card will commence accordingly. Please contact us via this email: bankofamericamrsmargaritamartins@nodns.org so that we can direct you to the appointed Bank of America.

Thank You and Be Blessed.
Best Regards,

Margarita Martins (Mrs)
OR
Robert Wilson (Mr)
Bank of America

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