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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 NEW YORK <fatourobinson09@gmail.com>
Reply-To: boa_newyork@aol.com
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:38:12 -0800
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA WIRE TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE

>From The Desk of: Dr Grey Watson
Bank of America.
Branch Offices New York
1680 Broadway, New York.
NY 10019, USA.
Email: boa_newyork@aol.com
Vice Chairman on Investment Banking
Director, Credit Control Dept.



Attn: The Beneficiary,

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.

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$18.5 Million into your bank
account.

Note that I have started processing your payment and every thing
concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out
within the shortest possible time from the time we received your?
Below needed information.

Also be informed that the Governor of Bank in London (BL) will sign on
your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World
Bank in Swiss for some record purposes.

Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were received
from our research manager, Barr. Paul Peterson on your behalf to FRB
for immediate release of your fund, 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.

Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because
this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of
funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.

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

1.Your Full Bank Account Details
2.Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you
3.Your address of locations
4.Your full name

Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above
information to enable me use it to process your bill of payment.

Pls all response should be sent to boa_newyork@aol.com, for immediate
wire transfer to you ( boa_newyork@aol.com )

Yours Faithfully,
Dr Grey Watson
Vice Chairman, Director, Credit /Telex



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