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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: "Bank of America , NY. USA" <boa.info@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 04:28:10 -0400
Subject: Dear client this is from Mr. Luis Gauna Hernandez Jr. your friend Bank of America , NY. USA wants to share this with you


Dear client this is from Mr. Luis Gauna Hernandez Jr. your friend Bank
of America , NY. USA wants to share Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw born

<http://blackhistorydaily.com/images/facts/thumbs/459.jpg> Former CNN
anchor Bernard Shaw born in Chicago,...



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Bank of America New York 1620 Westchester Ave, Bronx NY 10472 USA
Webpage: www.bankofamerica.com. Telegraphic Transfer Notice. We hereby
officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic transfer through
our bank, Bank of America, New York, to your bank account, which has
been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to
credit the sum of US$4.5 million into your bank account. Note that i
have started processing your payment and every thing concerning the
immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the
shortest possible time from the time we received your below needed
information. Also be informed that the governor of bank in London (BL)
will sign on your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent
to the world bank in Swiss for record purposes. Meanwhile your
information and your full contact details were received from
International Chamber of Commerce on your behalf to FRB for immediate
release of your fund. This fund was deposited by world bank, which Bank
of America New York 1620 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10472 his given the
power to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the
American government is in agreement with the Swiss bank to distribute
the fund to 700 hundred thousand lucky beneficiary in America, Europe,
Asia and Africa in other to help improve their life and businesses as
United Nations proposed to end poverty in 2022. Forward the below
information to enable us process the transfer of your fund, because our
bank cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or
liable of any fund credited to an unknown person. These are the
information we need urgently at the moment. 1. Your full name: 2. Your
direct cell or office phone to reach you: 3. Your address: Finally, you
are required to reconfirm directly to me the above information to enable
me use it to process your bill of payment. Yours faithfully, Mr. Luis
Hernandez Jr. Bank of America , NY. USA Director Department of Telex and
Credit Control

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