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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Bank of America" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2018 16:12:09 -0800
Subject: Important Update
Dear Online Banking customer,
Confirm Your Account Information
verification file attached
IMPORTANT: Your online account information must be confirmed and verified to ensure uninterrupted service.
To enhance the level of service you receive with Bank of America Online Services,
we regularly review the online banking accounts activities.
We have issued this warning message to inform you that we have detected a slight
error in your account information.
This might be due to either of the following reasons:
* Signing in on mobile device from a different IP address .
* A recent change in your personal information ( i.e.change of address or Phone number).
* An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.
As a result, we require you to confirm and verify your account information by downloading the
attached verification file and completing the confirmation process.
Note:
However, failure to confirm and verify your account information will result in temporarily account suspension.
Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for banking at Bank of America
Please don't reply directly to this automatically-generated e-mail
message.
Sincerely,
Bank Of America Online Banking
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