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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: KACHI SMITH <WWW.@tempo.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: KACHI SMITH <americabank668@yahoo.co>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:15:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE

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)
Customer service: (502)791-7169

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 12Day of DEC,2016at precisely
8 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($7.5,000.00) into the government account comes up this month.

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 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:, And note to responds to
us with below Email (americabank668@yahoo.com)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 and you will pay a payment file
rewal charge.Also be informed that we need only a IMF IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER
(IIST) to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the SEAL was reduced
from$1000 to $250 and no other fee is involved.You are required to send the fee
of $250 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the bank where
your transaction originated as stated below: INFORMATION

Receiver's Name.... Jose Ndu
Country .......... Benin
City ....................... Cotonou
Text Question ........ WHEN
Text Answer ........ NOW
Amount..................$250 only
Sender's Name:-------------
MTCN or REFERENCE Number

The name of the city from where the money was sent If we confirm your payment
today,we will transfer your funds ($7.500,000.00) before we close office and
the funds will reflect 12 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.

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

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Brian Moynihan(CEO)
Bank of America®
Email (americabank668@yahoo.com)
Tele (206)466-4176
Corporate Office Headquarters,Charlotte,N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2011 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768/DD6A66

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