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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 HEADQUARTERS NORTH CAROLINA <mrifk9867@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankofamerica990@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:11:35 -0800
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED,

WELCOME TO BANK OF AMERICA HEADQUARTERS.
ADDRESS: 100 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE,
NC 28255-0001 U.S.A,

YOUR URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED,

Welcome to Bank of America, We are a socially responsible
organization,providing banking and membership services to individuals,
companies,trade unions, charities,credit unions and membership
organization sectors. We listen to and understand what our customers
want and have developed a service which offers a wide range of
benefits. One of our key objectives is to provide value for money
banking for all of our customers. That means delivering a wide range
of services that can be tailored to your exact needs, including the
smooth transfer of your banking to Bank of America In regards setting
up an Online bank account with us, Your details have been forwarded to
us earlier by International Monetary Fund and Federal Bureau
Investigation (FBI) declaring you as a beneficiary to receive the
total sum of $15,700,000 USD (Fifteen Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars,

NOTE: If you do not Sequel to your information recorded on file and in
accordance to the IMF and Stock Market State Commission (SSMSC) rules
and regulations on operational banking policy on transfer of large
amount of money emanated proceeds, Be informed that you are advised of
this very need for you to setup a Resident Account with BOA Plc which
will be responsible for clearing of your funds here in USA before the
funds in cash can be transferred from your account in your name with
Bank of America to any bank account of your choice, you are required
to choose from the under listed options, the most suitable account
type to you.

Please you will need to choose from the options below your mode of
collection of your funds and also provide the information below for
processing of your fund release:

1. Via ATM Card.The total funds will be loaded into an ATM Card in
your name and sent to you which will take 2 days for the card to
arrive and you can withdraw a maximum sum of $100,000 US per day at
any ATM Machine worldwide. The delivery fee is $140.

2. Bank to Bank Transfer. The cash will be transfer directly into your
nominated account which will take 24 hours for the funds to reflect
into your preferred account , The cost of transfer charge is $180

3. Cash Delivery. We can arrange the funds to be sealed in a
consignment box without anyone knowing what is inside it and delivered
to your address of delivery in cash. This will take a maximum of 2
days so you sign for collection. This will cost $200.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE ITUNES GIFT CARD OR SEPHORA GIFT CARD OR
STEAM GIFT CARD DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE OF RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT AND
SEND IT HERE WITH CLEAR PICTURES OKAY.

We guarantee that the transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Due to the
fact that the fund is donation claims valued at $15.700.000.00 USD,
there should be a supportive clearance from the IMF before the
commencement of the wire transfer. Please read the above procedures
very carefully and revert back at your earlier convenience for us to
move forward.

Thanks for banking with us. I await your urgent response.

YOURS FAITHFULLY

MR. BRIAN T. MOYNIHAN, CHAIRMAN,PRESIDENT AND CEO
BANK OF AMERICA HEADQUARTERS NORTH CAROLINA,

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