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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: From Bank Of America <tibor41@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: b.newyork5@aol.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:26:41 +0200
Subject: YOUR FUND TRANSFER ( $2.8MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS )



YOUR FUND TRANSFER ( $2.8MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS )
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM BANK OF AMERICA
Bank of America New York Head Office of (Paying Bank)
Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is a 1,200 ft
(366 m) skyscraper in the Midtown district of Manhattan
in New York City, in the United States.
b_newyork11@aol.com


ATTN. BENEFICIARIE TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.


WE ARE 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 $2.8MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. NOTE THAT I HAVE STARTED
PROCESSING YOUR PAYMENT AND EVERYTHING CONCERNING THE IMMEDIATE
REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUNDS WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE SHORTEST
POSSIBLE TIME FROM THE TIME WE RECEIVED YOUR BELOW 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 SOME RECORD PURPOSES. MEANWHILE YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR
FULL CONTACT DETAILS WERE RECEIVED FROM OUR RESEARCH MANAGER, BARR.
PAUL PETERSON ON YOUR BEHALF TO FRB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR
FUND. NOTE THAT THIS FUND WAS PART OF THE LODGED LATE PRESIDENT SADDAM
HUSSEIN OF IRAQ 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 AND ALSO WITH THE NEW
FRANCE PRESIDENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE SWISS BANK TO DISTRIBUTE THE
FUND TO SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE IN AMERICA, EUROPE & ASIA IN
OTHER TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESSES. THEREFORE, RECONFIRM THE BELOW
INFORMATION ACCURATELY, BECAUSE THIS OFFICE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE HELD
LIABLE FOR ANY WRONG TRANSFER OF FUNDS OR LIABLE OF ANY FUND CREDITED
INTO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT. THESE ARE THE INFORMATION WE NEEDED TO BE
RECONFIRMED BY YOU.


1. YOUR FULL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
2. YOUR DIRECT CELL OR OFFICE PHONE TO REACH YOU:
3. YOUR ADDRESS OF LOCATIONS:
4. YOUR FULL NAME:


FINALLY, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RECONFIRM DIRECTLY TO ME THE ABOVE
INFORMATION TO ENABLE ME USE IT TO PROCESS YOUR BILL OF! PAYMENT. YOUR
QUICK RESPONSE SHALL BE MOSTLY APPRECIATED; ALL YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD
BE DIRECTED THROUGH OUR ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION OF THE CREDIT CONTROL DEPARTMENT,PLEASE IF YOU REAL WANT TO
RECEIVED YOUR FUND WITHOUT ANY DELAYING OR PROBLEM,PLEASE FOR THE
SECURITY REASON OVER YOUR PAYMENT YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACTS THE BANK
HERE THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE INFORMATION SO
THAT IT WILL ENABLE THE BANK TO SERVE YOU BETTER.SO PLEASE MAKE SURE
THAT YOU REPLY TO US THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE EMAIL/ (
b_newyork11@aol.com )


YOURS IN SERVICE,
Mr.John P.Brady
DIRECTOR CREDIT/TELEX DEPT
BANK OF AMERICA, N.Y USA
Regards,BANK OF AMERICA
b_newyork11@aol.com


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