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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: International monitoring Fund agency <mrs.kristalinageorgieva642@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankofamerican819@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2022 19:12:04 -0700
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA.

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 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 has 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 anybank 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.

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.

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.


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 $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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