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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: "Dr. Richard C.dudley" <"www."@beach.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Richard C.dudley" <americabankof61@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:07:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Bank of America Corporate Office branch Arkansas USA

From Bank of America Corporate Office branch Arkansas USA
Address::808 S. Walton Blvd. Bentonville, AR 72712 USA
Official Website:www.bankofamerica.com
Phone number::(479)689-0557 Text message / Sms only.
Email::americabankof61@gmail.com

Regular Store Hours

Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am - 4:00
pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am - 4:00
pm
Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Dear customer,

The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office here in 808 S. Walton
Blvd. Bentonville, AR 72712, USA wishes to inform you that after a brief
meeting held by the Bank executives on the 16th Day of Apriel,2017 at precisely
10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate you that
your fund 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 fund($500,000.00USD) 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 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:,

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

Notification: We Are Here To Let You Know That We Have This Fund Currently In A
Bounded Account With Our Bank. Also be informed that we need only DIPLOMATIC
IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) and TRANSFER CHARGE in order to effect the
transfer of your fund.The fee to obtain the SEAL AND TRANSFER CHARGE was
reduced from $155 to $100 and no other fee involved.You are required to send
the fee of $100 WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the bank
where your transaction originated as stated below,they will get the IMMUNITY
SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) from the Benin Republic for you:

INFORMATION
Receivers Name:..JOHN OBI
Country ...Benin Republic
City ....Cotonou
Test Question.... Be Rest
Answer ...Assure
AMOUNT to send:... $100
Sender's name:.......
MTCN or REFERENCE Number.......


If we receive the MTCN today,we will transfer your funds ($500,000.00USD)
before we close office and the funds will reflect 3hours 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 OF ORIGIN.......................
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,
Sincerely.
Dr. Richard C.dudley
WEBSITE:www.bankofamerica.com Phone No::(479)689-0557 Text message/ Sms only
Email::americabankof61@gmail.com

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