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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: "Michael H. Bonner" <info@fbi.com>
Reply-To: michael_bonner54@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:52:20 -0600
Subject: YOUR FUND WITH BANK OF AMERICA (BOA)

Attention,
The Beneficiary,

The department of criminal investigation of F.B.I have agreed and
conclued to assist you based on the reason that, the official
isseuance fees of our Police Report will officialy cost you $2,850.US
Dollars only.

To enable you make withdraw of your fund deposited in an account
onhold with Bank Of America (BOA) and enclueding receiving the
checkbooklet,reason for this fees is because if you remember my
previous commucation with you by mail,i explained that,your fund is
not self deposited rather,the origin of your fund is from africa
Gorvernment and was intercepted by F.B.I.and was deposited with BOA
untill you are able to complete the ratification excerses with us(
F.B.I).

So we the department of criminal Investigation F.B.I have meet with
the executive director of Bank Of America and they sign an agreement
for we to release the copy of our Police Report on your behalve so
that,they will pay this huge amount of money to you.

So inotherwards to complete this very trasaction with B.O.A,which is
one of the leading Banks here in United States Of America,but since
the fund is going out of B.O.A to your own personal A/C ,you must work
with our accredited attorney to help complte this matter innenest for
you because the lawyer is the only person that have all the legal
right to secure all the relivant documentations which will allow this
trasaction to be finalize.

After the ratification exercises we issue the Police Report ,try to
understand that what you are paying for is the ratification of your
fund with Financial Servicve Authorities (FSA) here in texas USA
then, after ratification is completed you will now be 100% allowed to
guarantee to receive your fund that was kept onhold with Bank Of
America via Bank 2 Bank KTT wire transfer.

Beside, you are seriously advised to make all the necessary
arrangements to comply with full regulartory obligations by
endevouring to make the full payment of the $2,850.00 US Dollars
directly to the lawyer!s Name : ALLAN SEYMOR ,Adress: JACKSON VILLA
FLORIDA,USA to enale him work properly in getting the full
ratification exercise completed for you without any further delay.

You must have to try the very best you can to make this happen and
please make appropirate arrangement and pay this amount because this
is the reason why this your transaction was denied and the wire
transfer will not be completed because of this purpose and,we promise
to protect your intrest over this matter and we have to be rest
assured that, your transaction is 100% completed without delay.

Please try and follow my advise and pay officialy as have instructed
you on this matter so that we can complete this transaction and move
to another level so that you will continue enjoying all the
preferences and benefit you need to achive for having the F.B.I
intervened into this your matter.

After making the payments You can call to aquint me.

Your`s Fathfully,

Michael H. Bonner
Special Agent in Charge. F B I
Huston Texas ,TX. U.S.A.
Houston 2500 East TC Jester Houston,
Texas 77008-1300 U.S.A
Tel: + 15807405514

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