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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 <miroslav.vybiral@tatran.cz>
Reply-To: chidipatrick25@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 11:50:27 +0000
Subject: YOUR FUND TRANSFER ( $18.5 (MILLION)



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From The Desk of: Paul M, Donofrio..
Bank of America.
chidipatrick25@yahoo.com
Attention: Customer Your Fund Transfer $18.5MILLION,

We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic,
Transfer through our bank, Bank of America, New York, to your bank
account, which has been officially approved by the management of World
Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$18.5Million into your bank
account.

This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq
discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank has
decided to distribute
it generously to help few lucky individuals and the American Government
is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to 700
hundred thousand people
in America, Europe & Asia in other to help improve their businesses,rply
in this mail,

chidipatrick25@yahoo.com;

These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.

1.Your full name

2.Your Direct Cell

3.Your address

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Paul M, Donofrio

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