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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 MAIL <maildesk3@paayingddeptss9.is-great.net>
Reply-To: <bankmailamerica@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:19:03 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED IN OUR BANK.


Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
100 N.Tryon St Charlotte, NC 28255
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
United States of America
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 100 N.Tryon St Charlotte, NC 28255 wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives yesterday, the 15Day of January, 2015 at precisely 11:39 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. 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 unserviceable funds in come pliancy 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, 2004. Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be transferred into following the government directive, And you are advice to responds to us immediately.

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.

Most importantly, We advise that you discontinue further dealings with
any person or organization posing as staff or affiliate of any bank or
agency concerning the transfer of your funds.
In your own interest, You are advised to immediately contact BANK OF
AMERICA on the following details for the onward remittance of your
funds.


CONTACT PERSON : Mr. Brian T. Moynihan
Address: 2703 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles
EMAIL: bankmailamerica@yahoo.com

Ensure that you comply to all their remittance procedures and also
furnish them with your full details
Please, keep this transaction to yourself until the fund is finally transferred to your account.

WE WANT YOU TO RECONFIRM THE INFORMATION BELLOW.

1) Your full Name and Address:
2) Phones, Fax and Mobile No. :
3) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
4) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:
5) your nationality
6)Your Bank Details, to enable them in their verification processes
before the release of your funds.




Yours faithfully,
Mr.Brian Moynihan(CEO)
Bank of America®
Corporate Office Headquarters,Charlotte,N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2016 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

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