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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 HAWAII" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.peter.s.ho111@secretary.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 06:50:03 -0300
Subject: GREETINGS FROM OFFICE OF MR.PETER S. HO

FROM OFFICE OF MR.PETER S. HO
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BANK OF HAWAII,HONOLULU, HI 96813



Bank Of Hawaii:Payment Notification



Attention: Dear Valued Beneficiary


I am Peter S. Ho the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Bank Of Hawaii, please read this mail carefully and proceed to collect your inheritance fund worth of $23,300,000.00.(Twenty Three Million, Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) that we are going to delivered to you by ATM card.


Following this year's 2017 review of the global financial matters and just concluded investigations by the federal bureau of investigation in conjunction with the economic and financial crime commission, it is revealed that your email was included among the list of people that will receive their payments among lottery, inheritance, compensation and awarded contract funds and victims that lost their money to scammers while trying to claim their Funds. In view of foregoing, a new payment was approved in your Favor and credited into an ATM card that will be delivered to you.


This is to inform you that a payment notification from the Presidency and executive council Federal Republic of Nigeria, and also from the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI in conjunction with the Economic and Financial crime commission EFCC that we the Bank Of Hawaii reached out an agreement with the federal executive council and the senate to use the Federal Reserve Account to settle all outstanding payment to all our foreign debtors. Right now we have made a preparation of your payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific, through the instruction from the senate committee federal republic of Nigeria.This ATM card will be delivered to you, which you will withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world.For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification, kindly provide us with the below details:


1) Full name:
2) Address were you want us to send the ATM card:
3) Telephone Number:
4) Age:
5) current Occupation:
6) Identification:

Please do provide the above information accurately, because this office will never be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds.Thanks, We look forward to serving you with the best. Note: We use this medium to inform you that any e-mail that do not come with the this new communication code: (BOH/FBI/EFCC/NG) is false. In this case, you are advised not to respond to any e-mail without the above communication code for security purpose.

Sincerely,
MR.PETER S. HO
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BANK OF HAWAII,HONOLULU, HI 96813 USA

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