419 scam: "BANK OF AMERICA"<info@bankofamerica.net> BANK OF AMERICA ALERT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- johnbanagan@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BANK OF AMERICA"<info@bankofamerica.net>
Reply-To: <JohnBanagan@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:04:38 -0600
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA ALERT

Bank of America, CA2-148-01-01
Highway 1 & Rio Road, P. O. Box 221340
Carmel, California 93923 U S A
CONTACT PERSON , DR CHRIS CLAY/ MR AVRAY KAY
Bank Facsimile : (831) 622-3156

Dear Beneficiary,

We wish to inform you of the recent approval of the compensation payment of Ten Million United States Dollars by this Bank. The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council stationed with the Bank of America. Its mandate is to retrieve lost funds through various law agents and also to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered as a direct result of Internet Fraud. This amount has been approved for payment through the World Bank's corresponding banks the BOA. The sum of two Million,United States Dollars would be paid to each individual concerned. This includes foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and those that have had unfinished transactions or international businesses that failed due to Governmental troubles etc. Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of Economic and Financial Crime Commission observers here in California the USA.

This is why you’ve been contacted, as this has been agreed upon and have been approved and duly signed by the Finance Department of the United Nations.Note that your funds (2.million dollars) has been programmed for immediate release to you through the diplomatic Courier Service.

Your diplomat has arrived with your cash consignment box at JFK international airport New York USA.I want you to know that you have 24 hours to contact the diplomat through this email in the United States, let us know if you are still interested to get your cash consignment delivered to you today?please reply through his direct private email at johnbanagan@hotmail.com

Note: You must reconfirm your full address and valid phone number to us immediately you receive these email to enable him deliver your cash consignment to you without any mistake.
NB: You are advised to re-confirm your information to the assigned official to avoid delivery lapses.

REGARDS,
DR CHRIS CLAY (BRANCH BANK MANAGER)
Mr.AVRAY KAY.(Secretary)
United Nations Compensation Commission UNCC.California (USA)

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