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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 of America <luandadorisonline@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:38:00 +0800
Subject: Our Ref: BOA/NY-USA/TTD/911/16


Bank of America , Home Loan
Branch offices New York,
1680 Broadway, New York,
N.Y 10019, USA
From The Desk of: Charles Holiday
Credit Control / Telex Dept.
Email: bankapprovedremit1@gmail.com

Our Ref: BOA/NY-USA/TTD/911/16

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 US$3.5 Million into your bank account.

Note that I have started processing your payment and every
thing concerning the immediate remittance of your funds
will be carried out within the shortest possible time from
the time we received your? Below needed 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.

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 is in agreement with the Swiss
Bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred people in
America, Europe & Asia in other to help improve their
businesses.

Therefore, reconfirm the 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. Listen, all your message and reply should be
sent to this email address written here
(bankapprovedremit1@gmail.com) if you need your approved
fund immediate release transfer to you.

Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your
response should be directed through our alternative email
address here
(bankapprovedremit1@gmail.com) for the immediate attention
of the credit control department.

Be informed that you are not the only person to receive
this approved fund and that was why we try to send this
message notification to all the beneficiaries that are in
the list at the same time and you even see the emails of
all the beneficiaries that are to receive this approved
fund.

Yours Faithfully,

Charles Holiday
Bank of America , Home Loan

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