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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 America, NY USA" <bankamerica147@yahoo.dk>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 03:46:19 -0400
Subject: HI your friend Bank of America, NY USA wants to share this with you


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Bernard Shaw born

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anchor Bernard Shaw born in Chicago,...



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Bank of America New York Department of Telex and Credit Control 1620
Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10472 Webpage: www.bankofamerica.com.
Telegraphic Transfer Notice. Contact us here for more information (
boainfo@yandex.com ) We hereby officially notify you concerning your
fund telegraphic transfer through our bank, Bank of America, New York,
to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the
management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$4.5 million
into your bank account. Note that i have started processing your payment
and every thing concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will
be carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we
received your below needed information. Also be informed that the
governor of bank in London (BL) will sign on your payment advice and a
copy of the advice will be sent to the world bank in Swiss for record
purposes. Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were
received from International Chamber of Commerce on your behalf to FRB
for immediate release of your fund. This fund was Late President of
Libya Muammar Gaddafi discovery fund with world bank of Switzerland,
which the Swiss bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few
lucky individuals and the American government is in agreement with the
Swiss bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand lucky
beneficiary in America, Europe, Asia and Africa in other to help improve
their life and businesses as United Nations proposed to end pooverty in
2022. Forward the below information to enable us process the transfer of
your fund, because our bank cannot afford to be held liable for any
wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited to an unknown
person. These are the information we need urgently at the moment. 1.
Your full name: 2. Your direct cell or office phone to reach you: 3.
Your address: Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the
above information to enable me use it to process your bill of payment.
Yours faithfully, Mr. Luis Hernandez Jr. Director Credit / Telex Dept.
Bank of America , NY. USA

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