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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: "Mr.Brian Moynihan(CEO)" <sandra.melendez76@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankofamerica443@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 03:46:02 -0700
Subject: Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters(4)


*Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC
28255Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011United States of AmericaMonday-Friday8
a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)Saturday and Sunday8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)Customer service: (3156087642*

Dear esteemed customer,

The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in
100 N.Try on St Charlotte,NC 28255 wishes to inform you that after a brief
meeting held by the Bank executives yesterday,the 5Day of Jul,2014 at
precisely 11:5 A.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to
intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the United States
Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue
in New York according to *the record we got from Africa due to your
inability to complete the *transaction and your failure to meet up with a
minor payment obligation.

The actual transfer of your funds( $800,000.00 ) into *the
government account comes up next week. *This is in line with the
instructions of the USA Treasurer,Mrs.Rosa *Guantanamo Rios that all
unclaimed funds be paid into the United *States Government Treasury Account
as unserviceable funds *in com pliancy to section 3 subsection 1(a) of the
United States Financial *Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear
country on September 11,2001. Find below the profile of the banking
institution where your funds will be transferred into following the
government directive:, And note to responds to us with below Email
bankofamerica443@yahoo.com

Name of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York. JP
Morgan Chase Official Bankers for the United States Treasury Department
AC NO: 68302345093
Routing NO:021109593
Account Name:United States Treasury Department,USA

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediately
so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of those
transactions to be seized by the United States Government.Also be informed
that we need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) to complete
the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the SEAL was reduced from$200 to $58
and no other fee is involved.

You are required to send the fee of $58 by MONEY EXPRESS OR WESTERN
UNION OR MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer at the bank where your
transaction
originated as stated below:

INFORMATION



*Receiver's Name:........... JAMES
OGUGUACountry:........................Benin
republicCity:...........................
CotonouA,......................................in
GodQ,................................... 3
hoursAmount:.......................$58.00*
Email the following: To (bankofamerica443@yahoo.com )
Sender's Name:* .............*
*MTCN: Or Reference Number*

The name of the city from where the money was sent If we receive the MTCN
today,we will transfer your funds ($800,000.00) before we close office and
the funds will reflect 3 hours after the transfer.We will send you all the
transfer documents to enable you start making cash withdrawals from your
account same *day the funds are transferred.We have waited for so long and
we cannot *continue to wait.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Brian Moynihan(CEO)
Bank of America®
Email ( bankofamerica443@yahoo.com)
Tele (*3156087642*
Corporate Office Headquarters,Charlotte,N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2011 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
AR72768/DD6A66

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