419 scam: Bank Of America <ofile403@gmail.com> Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Bank Of America <ofile403@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Bank Of America <file84321@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:10:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters

Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
Auburn North Shopping Center
1341 Auburn Way N Â· +1 206 596 8091
Opens at 10:00 am

Monday Friday
8 a.m. 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
8 a.m.4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)

Dear esteemed customer

The
Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in
Auburn North Shopping Center 1341 Auburn WA wishes to inform you that
after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives on the 4th Day of 25
September 2015 at precisely 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem
it appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into
the United States Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters
at 270 Park Avenue in New York according to the record we got from
Africa due to your inability to complete the transaction and your
failure to meet up with a minor payment obligation.The actual transfer
of your funds($15,500,000.00) into the government account comes up next
week.

Note; This Fund was shifted from West Africa Republic du
Benin to this Bank through the help of US Ambassador to Benin Republic
Mr. James Night who instructed the central bank of Benin Republic to
transfer your fund out from Africa to our Bank here where it will be
easy for you to obtain the needed paper back up Documents for the final
release of your Fund

This is in line with the instructions of the
USA Treasurer,Mrs.Rosa Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds be paid
into the United States Government Treasury Account as UN serviceable
funds in compliance to section 3 subsection 1(a) of the United States
Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear country on
September 11,2001.

Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be transferred into following the government directive

Name
of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York.
JP Morgan Chase Official Bankers for the United States Treasury
Department
AC NO: 68302345093
Routing NO:021109593
Account Name:United States Treasury Department,USA

Note
that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us
immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of
those transactions to be seized by the United States Government.Also be
informed that we need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST)
to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST} is $450 and no other fee is involved.You are
required to send the fee of $450 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the
issuing officer at the bank where your transaction originated as stated
below:

INFORMATION

Receiver.....John Fonoti Brown
Country....USA
State ..... Washington
City... Auburn
Area Code .... 98002
Amount... $450.00

Sender's name:
MTCN or REFERENCE Number
The name of the city from where the money was sent

If
we receive the MTCN today,we will transfer your funds($15,500,000.00)
before we close office and the funds will reflect 3 hours after the
transfer.We will send you all the transfer documents to enable you start
making cash withdrawals from your account same day the funds are
transferred.We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to wait

Note
that we are waiting for you to send us the payment details to enable us
transfer your funds. Please reconfirm your banking details and your
direct phone number as listed bellow to avoid any mistake on your
transfer.

FULL NAME..............................
ADDRESS.................................
COUNTRY OFORIGIN.......................
OCCUPATION..............................
AGE.....................................
SEX.....................................
YOUR TELEPHONE
NUMBER(MOBILE)...........
NAME OF YOUR BANK AND ACCOUNT
DETAILS...
ANY PERSONAL ID
IF AVAILABLE............

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours faithfully,

Bank of America
Auburn North Shopping Center
1341 Auburn Way N Â· +1 206 596 8091
Opens at 10:00 am

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