419 scam: "From Dr. Alex Okoh(Director (PBE)"<BPCC.NIG@air.ocn.ne.jp> Notification From Bank of America

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "brianmoynihant@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +661262601 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Dr. Alex Okoh(Director (PBE)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <js1969w0001@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2017 21:44:57 -0700
Subject: Notification From Bank of America

We have this day , received a payment credit instruction from Janet Yellen

Chairman Federal Reserve Bank New York under the instruction of the United

Nations compensation Commission and World bank.You can see the details of the allocated fund

through this(http://www.uncc.ch/summary-awards-and-current-status-payments.)

We are advised to credit your account with your compensation funds

allocated in your name to the tune of US$2.5 million (Two million and five

hundred Thousand united states dollars) from their reserve accounts with

us. However, you shall required to re-confirm the following details as

specified below to effect the transfer aforementioned above to your

designated account details:

{1}. Your Full Name and Address,

Account information or your preferred

payment method.

Please do provide the above information accurately, because this office

cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or

liability of funds credited into a ghost account.

Thanks for banking with Bank of America while we looking forward to serving

you with the best of our service.

Best Regards

Yours in Service,

Catalan Howard for

Mr. Brian T Moynihan

Telephone: +661262601

Cell:+1 3158951612

Director: Bank of America

Email:brianmoynihant@live.com

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