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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- bankofamericacorporation0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Brian Moynihan" <"www."@chive.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Brian Moynihan" <bankofamericacorporation0@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 03:02:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Customer,
Dear Customer,
It is a great pleasure to write and let you know that the fund which you are struggling to receive Was really deposited to Bank of America and Here's the Deposit code of your fund: AS/6285/AS. All you need to do now is to contact the Manager of America Mr. Brian Moynihan and ask him what is needed of you to do to receive your fund which is there in their custody.For proper verification, you will need to contact him with the Deposit code to assure him that you are the right person. Please, make sure that you keep the code very secretly because someone might contact the Bank Manager with the code and claim your fund, so you need to keep the code very confidential.
You only have to text the Bank Manager so that he can be able to give you a quick response on to setup the online Banking account for you and credit your total fund to it.
we want you to fill this Information by your Self Okay.
(1)Your Full Name:........................
(2)Mobile Phone Number:...................
(3)Current Home Address:..................
(4)Your Occupation:................... ....
(5)Country:................... ............
(6)City:...................... ............
(7)Your address:...................... ....
(8)A Copy of Your ID For Identification.
Best Regard
Here's the Manager's Phone Number: (+ 1-708-573-0296)
E-Mail:(bankofamericacorporation0@gmail.com)
Let me know once you receive your fund.
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