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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: info@addr.us
Reply-To: lionel.l.nowell01@mail.ee
Date: 28 May 2023 09:28:13 -0700
Subject: URGENTLY NOTIFICATION FROM BANK OF AMERICA

FROM OFFICE OF MR.LIONEL L. NOWELL, III
DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
IN FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS OF BANK OF AMERICA
UNITED STATES



IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD NOTIFICATION


URGENTLY ATTN: NOTIFICATION,

WE HAVE IN THIS MONTH, RECEIVED A PAYMENT CREDIT INSTRUCTION FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

WITH BRITISH GOVERNMENT/WORLD BANK IN INCONJECTION WITH THE
UNITED NATION ON FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS

(UN) TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF $23.3 MILLION ONLY
BEING PART PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT

FUNDS FROM THE RESERVE ACCOUNT WITH US THE BANK OF AMERICA.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOU FUNDS ($23.3 MILLION) HAS BEEN
PROGRAMMED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASED TO

YOU, BUT WE CANNOT TRANSFER THIS FUNDS DIRECT TO YOUR ACCOUNT,
BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE

PROBLEM WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) SO OUR METHOD OF
PAYMENT IS BY ATM CARD.

CONSEQUENTLY,THE WORLD BANK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED NATION
SET ASIDE US$6.8 BILLION TO PAY

IN GOOD CLAIMS FROM FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUND (NEXT OF KIN); IN
LINE WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT THE

UNITED NATION ON FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS (UN) ORDERED THAT
CONTRACTORS AND NEXT-OF-KIN’S WHOSE FILES

HAVE SHOWN SUFFICIENT PROOF REGARDING JOB EXECUTION AND THEIR
DEBT OUTSTANDING FOR A LONG TIME BE

SETTLED WITHOUT DELAY. WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FILES WAS
FORWARDED TO BANK OF

AMERICA,UNITED STATES BY VARIOUS OFFICES AND DEPARTMENT SHOWS
THAT YOU HAVE FULFILLED ALL

CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.

HOWEVER NOTE THAT EVERY ARRANGEMENT REGARDING YOUR FUND THROUGH
ATM CARD HAS BEEN MADE; NOTE THAT

YOUR FUNDS HAVE BEEN PROGRAM BY ATM CARD TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU
AS A PACKAGE BY THE DELIVER COMPANY

YOUR DOOR STEP.AS SOON AS YOU ESTABLISH A CONTACT WITH US, AN ATM
CARD WILL BE ISSUED TO YOU

IMMEDIATELY WHICH YOU CAN USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR FUNDS IN ANY BANK
ATM MACHINE IN YOUR COUNTRY, BUT

THE MAXIMUM IS $10,000 PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR
FUNDS THROUGH THIS MEANS YOU'RE

ADVISED TO GET BACK TO US NOW FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD.
AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO US, AN

ATM CARD WILL BE ISSUED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY WHICH YOU CAN USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR FUNDS IN ANY ATM

MACHINE WORLDWIDE.

TO FORESTALL SECURITY AND UNNECESSARILY DELAY AGAIN, YOUR FUNDS
WILL BE LOADED IN AN ATM CARD AND

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) ASSIGN TO IT, THIS WILL
ENABLE ONLY YOU TO HAVE DIRECT CONTROL

OVER YOUR FUNDS IN THE ATM CARD. WE WILL MONITOR THIS PAYMENT
OURSELVES TO AVOID THE HOPELESS

SITUATION CREATED BY THE CORRUPT BANK OFFICIALS. AN IRREVOCABLE
PAYMENT GUARANTEE HAS BEEN ISSUED

BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT/WORLD BANK IN IN CONJECTION WITH THE
UNITED NATION ON YOUR PAYMENT.

HOWEVER, WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT BASED ON OUR
RECOMMENDATION/ INSTRUCTIONS, YOUR COMPLETE

FUNDS WILL BE CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR THROUGH ATM CARD.

BE INFORMED THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR PAYMENT FILE AS DIRECTED
TO US, AND YOUR FILE IS NEXT ON THE

LIST OF OUR OUTSTANDING FUND BENEFICIARIES TO RECEIVE THEIR
PAYMENT BEFORE THE END OF THIS SECOND

TERM OF THE YEAR 2023.BE ADVISED THAT BECAUSE OF TOO MANY FUNDS
BENEFICIARIES DUE FOR PAYMENT AT

THIS SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE
SUM OF TWENTY THREE MILLION THREE

HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$23,3M) ONLY AND TO
FACILITATE THE PROCESS OF THIS

TRANSACTION, PLEASE KIND LYRE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
BELOW: NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO

FURNISH US WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS IN THE REQUESTED
INFORMATION BELOW. WE EXPECT YOUR

URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT
EFFECTIVELY.

1 YOUR FULL NAME:

2 YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE:

3 NAME OF CITY OF RESIDENCE:

4 COUNTRY:

5 DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:

6 FAX NUMBER:

7 MOBILE NUMBER:

8 YOUR AGE:

9 CURRENT OCCUPATION:

10 IDENTIFICATION:

PLEASE DO PROVIDE THE ABOVE INFORMATION ACCURATELY, BECAUSE THIS
OFFICE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE HELD

LIABLE FOR ANY WRONG TRANSFER OF FUNDS. THANKS FOR BANKING WITH
BANK OF AMERICA,UNITED STATES

LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING YOU WITH THE BEST OF OUR SERVICE.NOTE:
THOUSANDS OF FRAUDSTERS HAVE BEEN

USING THIS METHOD IN SCAMMING MOST FOREIGN CREDITORS, WHICH WE
HAVE IN THE PAYMENT LIST HERE IN OUR

OFFICE. WE USE THIS MEDIUM TO INFORM YOU THAT ANY MAIL THAT DO
NOT COME WITH THE NEW COMMUNICATION

CODE: (BOA2023X-585-23) IS FALSE. IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE ADVICE NOT
TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL THAT DOES

NOT COME WITH THE ABOVE COMMUNICATION CODE FOR SAFETY PURPOSE.OUR
FINAL CONCLUSION WAS THAT, THE

FUND SHOULD BE PAID TO YOU VIA AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE CARD
(ATM) AS IT SEEMS, THIS WILL BE

EASIER AND FASTER FOR YOU TO RECEIVE. YOUR NEW COMMUNICATION CODE
:(BOA2023X-585-23)

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.LIONEL L. NOWELL, III
DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
IN FOREIGN DEBT MATTERS OF BANK OF AMERICA
UNITED STATES

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