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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:
- "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Janet L.Yellen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ben_s_bernanke@terra.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:57:02 +0100
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary : MR.Connie Francis
BANK OF AMERICAN New York International Banking Dpt.
33 Liberty Street New York, NY 10045. USA.
http://www.bankofamerica.com/
Tell:347-560-7194
Attn: Beneficiary : MR.Connie Francis
We received a payment credit instruction from United Nations to credit
your account with your full Inheritance fund of US$25 Million from
their reserve account with our bank.
However, you are required to provide the followings datas below:
{1}. Your Full Name and Address.:
{2}. Your Tel, Cell and Fax.
{3}. Your Bank name and address.:
{4}. Your A/c Name and A/c Numbers.:
{5}. Your Swift Code / Routing Numbers.:
{6}. A Copy of Your Valid ID
Please do provide the above information accurately, because this
office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds
or liability of funds credited into a ghost account.
Thank you for choosing BANK OF AMERICAN. We appreciate the
opportunity to serve you.
Thanks and God bless USA.
Yours in Service,
MRS. SUSAN WHITE
Financial Controller.CBA Headquaters
http://www.bankofamerica.com/
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