419 scam: "BOA Bank"<manuivana@net2000.ch> season greetings

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "BOA Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contact@boa.2fh.co>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:58:44 +0100
Subject: season greetings

From the Desk Of:

DR. KEN RICHARD

Foreign Operation Manager (BOA)

Immediate payment

Hello,

My name is Dr. Ken Richard, telex department of Bank of Africa. This is to inform you that we have begun to make foreign payments / transfers since December 19, 2016 and all recipients along the side have each confirmed his / her money.

Your silence is creating a very dangerous situation here. As of yesterday, we got a report from a John N. Lombardo, he is an American citizen, this person claimed to be your cousin from the mother's side, and he declared that you are dead; that you have suffered and died from cancer of the throat. Along the line, he provided a private account to transfer your unclaimed funds of US $ 5.5 million.

We are sending this email to confirm your status, if you are alive or dead. If you are alive, you must reply to this letter immediately.

This is one of the security measures we take to protect all our customers, funds and personal effects, so you need to reply to this letter. Your response in this matter has become urgent until 72 hours.

Kindly confirm receipt of this mail and contact us immediately for further action. Remember to reconfirm your full name, address and contact telephone number and also be informed that you will be required to pay $ 125 Endorsement Fee.

Upon receipt of your reply, we will give you the details to send the $ 125 Endorsement fee via Western Union or MoneyGram.

Please note that your payment has been processed and will be made to you by bank transfer or by prepaid debit card (ATM) which will be sent to you.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Ken Richard.

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