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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 =?utf-8?Q?OFFICE=C2=AE?= <"www."@shirt.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: BANK OF AMERICA =?utf-8?Q?OFFICE=C2=AE?= <boa.001@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 20:24:55 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Transfer Release Update



Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202 U.S.
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2017
Founded: 1928

Transfer Release Update

Dear esteemed customer ,

I am Mr. David C. Darnell, the Vice Chairman Bank of America Office, please read this mail carefully and proceeds to receive your Funds worth of US$40.5 million payment. Following this year's (2016) review of the global financial matters and just concluded investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), it is revealed that your name is among the list of people who have never received any of their Funds and victims who have lost a lot of money to Scammers while trying to claim their funds. In view of the foregoing, a new payment of US$40.5 million has been approved in your favor this morning and it will be credited into your bank account as soon as you wire the required Fees for United States Insurance Policy & Proof of Ownership Certificate.

The Management of the Bank of America 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 on the Tuesday 7th Day of March, 2017 at 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 U.S. Department of the Treasury 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 US$40.5 Million into the government account comes up next 3 days.

The Bank of America controlling department controlling of the security transfer CODE which is (RE/NO:002-BoA/0047/2016), the Authentication section code of this bank concludes the verification of your file. After going through all the documents of claim received by this department with justification and verification from the global strategy United States we are completely satisfied and you have been confirmed. Considering the volume of your payment, it is right for us to seek for the approval of some money regulatory Boards here in United States before we can carry out the Transfer of an amount of such magnitude to anybody, otherwise any such transfer will be stopped by the Authorities of US Government (AUG), and the International Monetary Fund {IMF}

This is in line with the instructions of the Secretary of U.S. Department of the Treasury, Mr. Jacob Lew, that all unclaimed funds be paid into the United States Government Treasury Account as unserviceable funds in compliance to section 3 subsections 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:

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

The United States Insurance Policy & Proof of Ownership Certificate fee is mandatory for any transfer of funds here in the USA involving amounts above $1,000,000.00 (One million USD).The amount to be transferred into your account is US $40.5 Million and is far above $1 Million. This is why the $335 for United States Insurance Policy & Proof of Ownership Certificate fee is required and the fee cannot be deducted from source in accordance with section 3 subsection 2(a) of the Huge Funds Transfer Regulation Act HFTRA of 2001 promulgated by law after the terrorist attack on our dear country.

Meanwhile, note that this is the only fees that you will bear the cost and your approval funds sum of US$40.5 Million will transfer to you without any delays, and we are doing Bank of America Auditing for the year 2016,so we want your funds US$40.5 Million to be transferred into your nominated bank account the same day we receive this fees from you. We are doing banking Auditing for the year 2016, we advise you to treat as matter of urgency and try as much as possible to raise and come up with the fees of $335 dollars for (United States Insurance Policy & Proof of Ownership Certificate fee) and send it to Bank of America Accountant Officer/Cashier Office before on Friday being 10th of march, 2017, so that we will transfer your Funds into your bank account before closing for the day, We are doing banking Auditing for the year 2017 and all unclaimed fund will be cancel and send back to United States Government Treasury Account as Unclaimed Funds.

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 an United States Insurance Policy & Proof of Ownership Certificate from US Attorney General Office to complete the wire transfer. The fee to obtain the United States Insurance Policy & Proof of Ownership Certificate from US Attorney General Office was $335 and no other fee is involved. You are required to send the fee of $335 by MONEY GRAM not WESTERN UNION to the Bank of America Accountant/Cashier Office in CHICAGO-USA where your transaction originated as stated below: Please kindly send the money Via MONEY GRAM not WESTERN UNION where your transaction originated as stated below:

PAYMENT INFORMATION
Name: Bruce Felton
City: California
address: 7614 parkway Dr apt 1b la mesa California 91942
Country : United State
Amount; $335.00

QUESTION: ==============When
ANSWER: ===============Today
AMOUNT to send: =========$335
MTCN Number: =========
Sender's Name and Address: ======

If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds US$40.5 Million 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. Bank Of America hereby state officially that the required payment will remain the only and final monetary obligation required from You prior to the final transfer of your funds, hence any further charges will be our bank's full responsibility till final transfer of your payment is made to your bank account.

Further delay in sending this fee will lead you to losing the funds to the American government. This is the last instruction I will issue to you because I do not want you to lose your US$40.5 Million because of only $335. You know that it will be ridiculous to hear that. However, if you fail/refuse and/or neglect to send this only remaining fee, please do not blame us but blame yourself if eventually you lose these funds to the American government. I think I have given you enough time to pay this fee.

This law is stated according to section 35 and 36 of the banking sector interaction realm of our constitution and the outside world. Based on article of association and memorandum of association., the BOA controlling agency of United States and your happiness suits our stand and we will make sure that your fund is fully endorsed to your bank account as soon as you have comprehended with our instructions.

Bank Of America hereby state officially that the required payment will remain the only and final monetary obligation required from You prior to the final transfer of your funds, hence any further charges will be our bank's full responsibility till final transfer of your payment is made to your bank account.

We advice that you stop any further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria or any other Office, We know that your representatives will advise you to still go ahead with them, which will be on your own risk. Follow up our directives and your fund US$40.5 Million will be release to you. Do not go through anybody again but through Bank of America if you really want your fund.

I am very sorry for the delay you have gone through in the past years.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept my congratulations in advance.

Signed:

MR. DAVID C. DARNELL
VICE CHAIRMAN BANK OF AMERICA OFFICE®


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This Communication is from the Bank Of America, beneficiaries are advised to adhere strictly to directives. Any fund beneficiary who ignores instructions will be doing so at his/her own risk. © 2016.
Note: The information contained in this e-mail is private & confidential and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us, preferably by e-mail, and do not read, copy or disclose the contents of this message to anyone

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