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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 <WWW.@apricot.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Bank of America <bkamerica127@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 18:57:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Bank of America


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 line (310) 924 6708

Your email is well received and the content of it is well noted, Moreover do be inform that you are advised to follow all the instruction given to you to that to enable us complete your transaction without anymore further delaying.

Furthermore; This Fund was shifted from West Africa Republic du Benin to this Bank through the help of U.S Ambassador to Benin Republic Mr. James Night who instructed the central bank of Benin Republic to transfer your fund out from Africa to our bank here where it will be easy for you to obtain

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 nu serviceable funds in compliance to section 3 subsection 1(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in 2005 after an attack on our dear country on September 11,2005.

Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be transferred into following the government directive

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.The fee to obtain the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST} is $275 and no other fee is involved.You are required to send the fee of $275 by MONEY GRAM ONLY to the issuing officer at the bank where your transaction originated as stated below:

INFORMATION

Receiver's Name: Henry Uche
Amount:......$275
MTCN:.....
Text Q: ...when
Answer:...Now
Senders name:......?

If we receive the MTCN today,we will transfer your funds($15,500,000.00) before we close office and the funds will reflect 3 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

Note that we are waiting for you to send us the payment details to enable us transfer your funds. Please reconfirm your banking details and your direct phone number as listed bellow to avoid any mistake on your transfer.

FULL NAME..........................
....
ADDRESS.................................
COUNTRY OFORIGIN.......................
OCCUPATION..............................
AGE.....................................
SEX.....................................
YOUR TELEPHONE
NUMBER(MOBILE)...........
NAME OF YOUR BANK AND ACCOUNT
DETAILS...
ANY PERSONAL ID
IF AVAILABLE............

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

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Brain T
Bank of America
Corporate Office Headquarters,Charlotte,N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
2011 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768DD6A66

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