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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: "MR. THOMAS K. MONTAG" <jimmore402@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR. THOMAS K. MONTAG" <www.ban.of.merica5@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 05:37:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: NEW COMMUNICATION CODE: (BOA/FBI/CIA/2015)

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America
North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina.

Transfer Release Update
                                        NEW COMMUNICATION CODE: (BOA/FBI/CIA/2015)
Attn: Esteemed Customer ,

I am Mr. Thomas k. Montage; the Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America, please read this mail carefully and proceeds to receive your Funds worth of US$36.5 million payment. Following this year's (2015) review of the global financial matters and just concluded investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIB) in conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), it is revealed that your name is among the list of people who have not received any of their Funds and among the victims who have lost a lot of money to scammers while trying to claim their funds. In view of the foregoing, a new payment of US$36.5 million has been approved in your favor this morning by Bank of America Directors and it will be credited into your bank account as soon as you get back to my office with Immediately.

I was instructed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIB), U.S Department of State, Executive Office of the President of the United States and United States Department of the Treasury to pay you the sum of US$36.5 Million Dollars (Thirty Six Million Five hundred thousand Dollars) from Federal Reserve bank as true beneficiary of this fund.

The United States Insurance Policy fee is mandatory for any transfer of funds here in the USA involving amounts above (One  million USD). The amount to be transferred into your account is US $36.5 Million and is far above $1 Million. This is why the $160 USIP fee is required and the fee cannot be deducted from source in accordance with section 3 subsection 2(a) of the Huge Funds Transfer Regulation  Act HFTRA of 2001 promulgated by law after the terrorist attack on our dear country.

SEND US YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS:
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FULL NAME
COUNTRY
PHONE NUMBER
ADDRESS
SEX
AGE

Meanwhile, a man came to this bank a few days ago with a Power of Attorney claiming to be your true representative and he agreed to pay the charges. Here is his information below.
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Bank: Citibank
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Address: 749 Broadway, New York,
NY, United States
Acct. Name: Mr. Nelson Ball

Failing to reply this email and pay the required fee of $160 urgently we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr. Nelson Ball if we do not hear from you within the next 42 hours from today. we will process and release the fund into Mr. Nelson Ball account.

MR. THOMAS K. MONTAG.
CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,
BANK OF AMERICA®

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