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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: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?BANK_OF_AMERICA?=" <ll.rr23@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:13:03 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?TELEGRAPHIC_TRANSFER_NOTICE?=


BANK OF AMERICA
CREDIT / TELEX DEPARTMENT.
NEW YORK.
FAX/TELE:

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.

IT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF BANK OF AMERICA (BOA)TO CREDIT THE SUM OF $18.5MILLON USD INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NOTED THAT I HAVE STARTED PROCESSING YOUR PAYMENT AND EVERY THING CONCERNING THE IMMEDAITE REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUNDS WILL BE CONCLUED WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME FROM TODAY.

BE INFORMED THAT THE GOVERNOR OF BANK IN LONDON(BIL) WILL SIGN ON YOUR PAYMENT ADVICE BY TODAY BEEN WENSSDAY 18TH JUL 2008 AND A COPY OF THE PAYMENT ADVICE WILL BE SEND TO THE WORLD BANK IN SWISS FOR SOME RECORD PURPOSES. MEANWHILE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR FULL CONTACT DETAILS WAS RECEIVED FROM ONE BARR PAUL PETERSON ON YOUR BEHALF TO BANK OF AMERICA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.

DO RECONFIRM THE AFORESAID INFORMATION ACCURATELY,BECUASE THIS OFFICE CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY WRONG TRANSFER OF FUNDS OR FOR LIABLE OF FUNDS CREDITED INTO A GHOST ACCOUNT.

THIS ARE THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU AS FOLLOWS:-

1.YOUR FULL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
2.YOUR DIRECT CELL PHONE FOR EASY CONTACT
3.YOUR FULL ADDRESS OF LOCATIONS

NOT THAT YOU ARE HERE BY REQUIRED TO RECONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BY RECONFIRM AGAIN YOUR FULL BANK DETAILS TO ME IMMEDIATELY.

Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated.

Thanks.
Dr.Grey Watson....
Credit Control / Telex Department
Bank Of America


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
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