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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • laurakelley@gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: Jessica Lindsay <admin@e-bankofamerica.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:07:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Please Reply As soon as possible..

BANK OF AMERICA
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD NOTIFICATION
Reference Number BOA7686605

Dear Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you that you are among the 2500 individuals 
that won the BANK OF AMERICA bi-annual scholarship of US$25,000.00

Your e-mail address was attached to the reference Number BOA7686605 which 
consequently won in the first category. 
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 
over 20,000 companies' and 30,000,0 00 individuals' email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every two years.

You have therefore been approved for a scholarship of US$25,000.00

in cash credited to any account of your choice. 

To file for your Claim, please contact our Claim Manager:
Mrs. Laura Kelley
(Acct. Co-ordinator)
Laura@e-bankofamerica.com or laurakelley@gawab.com

For due processing and remittance of your scholarship to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later than March 17th, 2006. 
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. 

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to 
quote your reference Number BOA7686605 in every one of your correspondences with your officer.
Furthermore, should there be any changes of your address, 
do inform your claims officer as soon as possible. congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,

THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
BANK OF AMERICA.
www.bankofamerica.com

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification

 

BanK of America Investment Services, Inc is a registered broker-dealer, member NASD and SIPC and is a nonbank subsidary of Bank of America, N.A.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender © 2006 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

 

 

 

 

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