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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 Master Card" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bankofamericacop@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:15:33 -0800
Subject: Attn: Your Debit Card Is Ready !

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

I have sent you email three times, I am sending you this notification letter regarding your abandoned ATM Master Card valued the sum of US$15,500,000.00 Million, I have not received any positive response from you or making a suggestion on how you wish to receive your ATM Card. Once again;
I am Mr. Janny King, the new director ATM Head of Operation Bank Of America Master Card, I resumed to this office on July 31th, 2016, and during my official research, I discovered an abandoned ATM Master card valued the sum of US$15,500,000.00 Million belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.
I tried to know why this card has not been released to you, but the Bank Of America management told me that the former director ATM head of operation who left this office sometime ago withheld your card for his personal use without knowing that his evil plans towards diverting your fund will be discovered.
Now that your ATM Master card is still available and ready for your receiving, an invitation is therefore extended to you to come down here to our bank to pick up your card direct from my office or alternatively it can be shipped to your address through any registered reliable courier service company which you will take care of the courier charge, hope this is clear and accepted by you?
I don’t know the courier cost of shipping the card to you, but if you permit me and accept the terms, then I can make an inquiry from the courier shipping company to find out the cost , You are Required to send me the below information to have your card deliver to you as soon as possible.

Your Full Name :
Address :
Phone Number :
Occupation :

More details of your ATM card payment will be made known to you as soon as you receive your card. Do not hesitate to email me back to the following email : ( bankofamericacop@yahoo.com )

Thanks for your cooperation and I wait for your kind positive response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Brian Moynihan(CEO)
Bank of America®
Corporate Office Headquarters,Charlotte,N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC
Email: bankofamericacop@yahoo.com

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