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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®" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mailtreasurydept@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 16:18:55 -0500
Subject: **Re:Dear Esteemed Customer**

Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
345 Park Ave, New York, NY 10154 United States of America
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/32.7/WD/015
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)
Website: www.bankofamerica.com
Bank Telephone No#: +19152293348
 
 
 
Dear Esteemed Customer,
 
The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in 345 Park Ave, New York, NY 10154 United States of America wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank Executives yesterday, 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 the Federal Reserve Bank in Washington DC United States Treasury Account 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 ($8,300,000.00) 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 in 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: And note to responds to us with below Email : mailtreasurydept@gmail.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.Also be informed that we need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) to complete the wire transfer.
 
We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to wait. Please re-confirm to me this information's below.
 
 
1) Your full Names..............
2) Address:.................
3) Your Phone and Cell No#:............
 
Please reply to this Email: mailtreasurydept@gmail.com
 
Here is our Bank Telephone No#:
 
Yours faithfully,
 
 
 
 
Mr. Brian Moynihan (CEO)
Bank of America®
Website: www.bankofamerica.com
Corporate Office Headquarters, New York.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2015 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768/DD6A66
Bank Telephone No#: +19152293348

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