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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Godswill Chukwu" <internationaldiplomat700@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: "Mr.Godswill Chukwu" <info.1232013@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 01:45:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM BANK OF AMERICA HAPPY NEW YEAR,


FROM BANK OF AMERICAHAPPY NEW YEAR,
Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202 U.S.
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2013
Founded: 1928,

Transfer Release Update.

Attention; Dear 

On behalf of the entire staff of the Bank of America, The Management of theBank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in Charlotte NC, wishes toinform you that after a brief meeting held by the Co-Chief Operating Officer OfBank of America on the 5th Day of JANUARY 2015, we deem it appropriate tointimate you that your funds will be transferred into Mrs. Annette Cang bankaccount as the true beneficiary of this Fund if you failed to send the requiredfee,

According to the record we got from our payment Office due to your inability tocomplete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a payment obligation.The actual transfer of your funds US$2.7 Million into Mrs. Annette Cang accountcomes up next 3 days. because Mrs. Annette Cang agreed to pay any fees regardsto this transaction,

The United States Insurance Policy fee is mandatory for any transfer of fundshere in the USA involving amounts above $1,000,000.00 ( One million USD ).Theamount to be transferred into your account is US $2.5 Million  and is farabove $1 Million. This is why the $79 fee is required and the fee cannot bededucted from source in accordance with section 3 subsection 2( a ) of the HugeFunds Transfer Regulation Act HFTRA of 2001 promulgated by law after theterrorist attack on our dear country,

Meanwhile, note that this is the only fees that you will bear the cost and yourapproval funds sum of US$2.7 Million will transfer to you without any delays,and will are doing Auditing for the year 2015, so we want your funds US$2.7Million to be transferred into your nominated bank account the same day wereceive this fees from you,

We are doing banking Auditing for the year 2015, so we advise you to treat asmatter of urgency and try as much as possible you can to raise and come up withthe fees of $79 dollars for ( Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money TransferPermit Certificate ) and send it to Bank of America Accountant Officer in Beninas the funds origin/Cashier Office within 7 hours you receive this email, sothat we can transfer your Funds into your bank account before closing for theday, We are doing banking Auditing for the year 2015 and all unclaimed fundwill be cancel and send back to Mrs. Annette Cang account as true beneficiaryof this funds,

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediatelyso that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of those transactionsto be seized by the United States Government. Also be informed that we needonly a Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit Certificate tocomplete the wire transfer,

The fee to obtain the Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer PermitCertificate was reduced from $995 to $79 and no other fee is involved. You arerequired to send the fee of $79 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the Bank ofAmerica Accountant Officer/Cashier Office where your transaction originated asstated below,

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

RECEIVERS NAME: ======= ONYEBOCHI UDENKA
ADDRESS: ========== Cotonou Benin
QUESTION: === ======= HAPPY 
ANSWER: === ======== NEW YEAR
AMOUNT to send: === $79
Sender's name and Full Sender's Address: ===
MTCN Number.......

If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds US$2.7 Million sevenhundred thousand Dollars) before we close office and the funds will reflect 3hours after the transfer. We will send you all the transfer documents to enableyou start making cash withdrawals from your account same day the funds aretransferred. We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to wait,

Meanwhile, a woman came to this bank a few days ago with a letter claiming tobe your true representative and she agreed to pay the charges. Here is herinformation below,

Bank of America
2075 S. Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Acct. name: Mrs. Annette Cang
Type: Checking
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277

Failing to reply this email and pay the required fee of $79 urgently we shallproceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs. Annette Cang if we donot hear from you within the next 3 hours from today. We are sorry for anyinconvenience the delay in transferring of your fund must have caused you,

I need your urgent reply and congratulations,
NB: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT INORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS,

Mr.Godswill  Chukwu
Co-chief Operating Officer, 
Bank of America Office North Carolina

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