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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: MR Brian moynihan <muhammadugarba55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrbrianmoynihan1132@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:13:03 -0700
Subject: Bank of America
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ATM Department, the Bank of America
Attention:
We officially want to inform you that an ATM Visa Card Valued at $10
Million USD only has been accredited in your favor by the Bank of
America Card Organization through the help of International Monetary
Fund IMF and.
and the World Bank. The ATM Card has a dailywithdrawal limit of
$20,000.00 USD Per Day from any ATM Card machine in your country.
You are advised to contact Dennis Freeman via this email for claim processing:
REV.JOHN MAXWELL
ATM Department, the Bank of America
Email: [ @ ]
Note: arrangement can also be made in transferring of the awarded fund
($10m USD) to your personal bank account OR delivering of your ATM
Card to your contact address. Please provide the following
details for processing to Dennis Freeman:
Your Full Name= = = = = = =
Cell Phone Number= = =
Current Home Address= = = =
Nearest Airport = = = = = = ==
ANNUAL INCOME= = = = = = =
Payment Mode:
1) Delivery of ATM Visa Card by courier : Yes/No
2) Bank to bank Transfer: Yes/No
Once again, congratulations.
Regards
REV.JOHN MAXWELL
Bank of America Card Organization
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