419 scam: Bank of America <"www."@mild.ocn.ne.jp> Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bank.america65@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bank of America <"www."@mild.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Bank of America <bank.america65@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:40:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters

Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
979 Woodland Pkwy Ste. 101- 22 San Marcos Cal 92069
Our Ref:BOA IRU SFE 15.5 WD 011
United States of America
call or SMS Phone Number +1(213) 262-5428

Dear esteemed customer

The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
here in 979 Woodland Pkwy Ste. 101- 22 San Marcos Cal 92069 wishes to
inform you that
after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives on the 4th 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 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 funds($15,500,000.00) into the government account
comes up next week.

Note; This Fund was shifted from Nigeria in West Africa to this Bank
through the help of US Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. James F. Entwistle
who instructed the central bank of Nigeria to transfer your fund to
our bank here where it will be easy for you to obtain

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer,Mr Jack Lew
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 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

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 $180 and no other
fee is involved.You are required to send the fee of $180 by WESTERN
UNION or MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the bank where your
transaction originated as stated below:

INFORMATION
Receiver Name === Anthony Anaetu
Country ====== Benin Republic
City ================ Cotonou
Text Question ========== When
Text Answer ==============Now
Amount ==================$180
MTCN Number=============
Senders Name============
The name of the city from where the money was sent

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. Mike oba
Bank of America
Email ( bank.america65@yahoo.com )
call or SMS Phone Number +1(213) 262-5428
Corporate Office Headquarters,San Marcos Cal.

Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
2011 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
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