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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: floyd williams <fw6003748@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dimonjames70@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:27:47 +0100
Subject: Congratulation!!!!!!!!!!

WELCOME TO BANK OF AMERICA.
1308

Boston Ave, Nederland, TX 77627,

United States


TO YOUR ATTENTION!

This is

to inform you that a compensation

payment in the amount of
US$10,000000

(ten Million United State Dollars) was

legally approved
and deposited few days

ago with our Bank, Bank OF America

Branch Office here.
deposited in your

name by the
foreign debts

settlement/compensation committee of

the Executive Directors
Of World Bank

Group in conjunction with the European

Union Board Of
Directors, and they

instructed us to credit this fund

direct to your
private bank account

with immediate effect, Meanwhile, the

good news about
your fund now is that

your compensation payment file with

some of the
legal documents backing

this fund has been forwarded to the US

Department
of State and the United

Nations for final approval, And we

shall proceed
with the transfer

immediately we hear from you because

we were mandated to
transfer this fund

to you as one of the beneficiary whose

the name is
listed in the World Bank

foreign debts settlement/compensation

payment file.

However, Please note that

Bank of America have decided and

agreed together to
send this payment to

you by either bank wire transfer,

online bank or by
ATM means depending

the option you would prefer to receive

this fund for
security purpose, so you

are therefore advised to quickly get

back to the
management of this bank and

let us know the option you choose to

have your
fund.

No 1. Wire transfer:

$500.00
No 2. Online Banking: $300.00
No

3. ATM card: $200.00

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