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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 <johnodangorinya@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

Payment Value: US$36,500.000.00 USD
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2023
Founded: 1928

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you officially that after our investigations with
the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation {FBI} and other
Security Agencies in the country. We are delegated from the United
Nations Organization and Bank of America in support of the US
Government to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $36.5 Million each,
you are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims. We discovered that you have not received your scammed victim
compensation fund valued $36.5 Million which will be release to you
via ATM VISA CARD, We received an urgent call from Mr. Mike Parra, the
Director Of DHL Express that your compensation ATM VISA Card worth
$36.5 Million Dollars which I sent to you from DHL Express office has
been returned back due to wrong address provided, You are advised to
kindly reply this email with the below details enclosed to help us
deliver your ATM VISA Card to you. Kindly reconfirm Your Full Name,
Your Contact House Address, Country, Telephone Number, Working
Identity /Passport, Occupation and Age to enable us to resend your
compensation ATM Visa Card worth $36.5 Million Dollars to you with
immediate effect.

As soon as the above mentioned details are received, your ATM Visa
Card worth $36.5 Million will be delivered to your house address
immediately, Thanks for your cooperation as your quick response to
this email notice with adherence to the above instructions is highly
anticipated.

I wait to hear from you.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Christine P. Katziff,
Chief Audit Executive Officer,
Bank Of America Office®
Charlotte, North Carolina,
United States.
..................................................................................
NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is
because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service
Provider, we (Bank of America) urge you to treat it genuinely

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