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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: =?UTF-8?Q?Bank_of_America=C2=AE?= <ofofice7@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:


Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters 100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC
28255
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011 United States of America

Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Dear esteemed customer,

The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here In
100 N.Tryon St Charlotte, NC 28255 ‘wishes to inform you that after a Brief
meeting held by the Bank executives on, the 23rd Day of February, 2023 at
Precisely 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), we deem it appropriate to
Intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the United States
Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue
In New York according to the record we got from Africa due to your
Inability to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a
Minor payment obligation. The actual transfer of your funds
($15,500,000.00) Into the government account comes up next week.

I want you to realized that my continues of this email remainder is because
i knew the value of this ATM Visa Card which you were about to receive and
this fund will help's you and your entire family We are not playing over
this payment,

I know my reason for the continuously sending of this notification to you,
the fact is that you can't seem to trust any one again over this payment
for what you have been in cantered in many months ago but i want you to
trust me, i cannot scam you for $50 it's for bank processing of your ATM
payment, this fee of $50 is clearly written to you before, i did not invent
the bill to defraud you of $50 it is an official bank payment processing
fee and the good part of this, is that you will never, ever be disturbed
again over any kind of payment.

This is final and the forms from there becomes effective once we submit
your payment application processing fee and pay the form fee of $50, i
don't want you to loose this fund simply because of this bank processing
fee.

The Bank of America is seen and very determined to pay your overdue debts,
this is not a fluke, i would not want you to loose this fund out of
ignorance,i will send you all the documents as soon as bank payment
processing fee is paid, you have to trust me, you will get your fund, find
a way to get this $50 you will not loose it, instead it will bring your
financial breakthrough,

The reason why am sending you this is because i want you to receive your
($15,500,000.00) immediately the bank processing fee is paid.

Urgent and get back to us with the $50 BY Steem Wallet card Or Google play
Card Or iTunes Card because we have waited for so long and we cannot
Continue to wait.

If we receive the Payment today, we will transfer your funds
($15,500,000.00) Before we close office and the funds will reflect 3 hours
after the Transfer. We will send you all the transfer documents to enable
you start Making cash withdrawals from your account same day the funds are
Transferred. Urgent and get back to us with the $50 because we have waited
for so long and we cannot Continue to wait.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs..

Yours faithfully,
MR. Brian Moynihan (CEO)
Bank of America®
Email redacted@domain.name )
Corporate Office Headquarters, Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2011 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768/DD6A66

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