419 scam: America Bank <franklinsteve67986397@gmail.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM BANK OF AMERICA REPLYPAYMENT NOTIFICATION<br> FROM BANK

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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 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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- officeservice624@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: America Bank <franklinsteve67986397@gmail.com>
Reply-To: americabank701@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 05:38:15 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM BANK OF AMERICA REPLYPAYMENT NOTIFICATION
FROM BANK OF AMERICA REPLY

Bank of America

RE: Fund valued at $7,500,000.00 will be wire transfer today.
From the desk of: Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke
Head of Remittance Department Bank of America.
Chicago, Branch, IL, 60603, USA.
Ref: F/R/Bank/ird/bank/021/12

Dear Beneficiary

We have this day received a payment credit instruction from the United
Nations and World Bank representative office in Switzerland to credit your
account with your compensation funds allocated in your name to the tune of
Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars from their
reserve joint accounts of the World Bank/United Nations with us here.

We are told that you are one of the listed citizens that fell victim to a
scam by Africans some time ago and have to accept this amount as your full
compensation from the World Bank/United Nations as you have been approved
to claim this if you can accept it undermining any amount you might spend
with them.

However, you shall required to re-confirm the following details as specified
below to effect the wire transfer aforementioned above to your designated
account details:

{1}. Your Full Name:
{2}. Your Home Address :
{3}. Your Confidential Tel, Cell and Fax.
{4). Your Bank name:
{5}. Your Bank Address:
{6). Your A/c Numbers.:
{7}. Your Account Names:
{8}. Your Swift Code:
{9}. Your Routing Numbers:

With this requested information, this bank shall commence with the transfer
in your favor and also have it in mind that your information is highly
protected by this great bank. Please do provide the above information
accurately,
because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer
of funds
or liability of funds credited into a ghost account.

CONTACT EMAIL; officeservice624@gmail.com

CONTACT EMAIL; officeservice624@gmail.com

Thanks for your cooperation while looking forward to serving you with the
best of our service.

Thanks for your cooperation.
Best Regards,
Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM BANK OF AMERICA REPLY

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