419 scam: "MR JAMES D. LEWIS"<petermiddietona1@gmail.com> BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

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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.
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.
- christinelagardeint@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR JAMES D. LEWIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoti_w@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:34:07 -0700
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
One Bryant Park115 West 42nd Street
New York, NY, 10036.
(940) 618-4625

YOUR FUND IS TRANSFERRED BY A THIRD PARTY

My dear,

This is Agent James from the BOA New York Unit.
We have written you severally but no response from you yet.
After Series of investigations,we found out that someone
has transferred from your account $4.5Million remaining
$6 Million.We found out you are the rightful owner of the
fund but you refused getting back to us.Your account has
been disabled to avoid more access to it.

Note that you have to get back,reconfirm your address,
and a new authorisation code,Username and Password will be
issue to you to enable you login online and start making
transferser.Reconfirming your phone number,address and
names in full will make the board believe that you are the
rightful owner of the fund.

Note that a username and password will be issued to you
upon the receipt of your response to enable you know the
status of the account.Email: christinelagardeint@gmail.com

Yours Truly,
MR JAMES D. LEWIS
DIRECTOR REMITTANCE DPMT.
(940) 618-4625

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