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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: "From Thomas K. Montag" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrthomask790@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:24:47 +0100
Subject: Did You Authorize Mrs Anna Gray To Represent You

Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202 U.S.
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2015
Website: www.bankofamerica.com
Founded: 1928
 
 
 
 
 
Did You Authorize Mrs Anna Gray To Represent You:
 
 
 
 
I believed you have received this letter before.On behalf of the entire staff of the Bank of America, The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters here in Charlotte NC, wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America on the June 5th 2017, we deem it appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into Mrs Anna Gray Bank account of Treasury bank account of the United State of America if you failed to send the required fee, According to the record we got from our payment Office due to your inability to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a payment obligation. The actual transfer of your funds US$36.5 Million into Mrs Anna Gray account comes up next 3 days.
 
 
 
 
 
The United States Insurance Policy fee is mandatory for any transfer of funds here in the USA involving amounts above $1,000,000.00 (One million USD) .The amount to be transferred into your account is US$36.5 Million and is far above $1 Million. This is why the $69 fee is required and the fee cannot be deducted from source in accordance,with section 3 subsection 2(a) of the Huge Funds Transfer Regulation Act HFTRA of 2001 promulgated by law after the terrorist attack on our dear country.
 
 
Meanwhile, note that this is the only fees that you will bear the cost and your approval funds sum of US$36.5 Million (Twenty Six Million Five hundred thousand Dollars) will transfer to you without any delays, and will are doing Auditing for the year 2017, so we want your funds US$36.5 Million to be transferred into your nominated bank account the same day we receive this fees from you.
 
 
 
We are doing banking Auditing for the year 2017, so we advise you to treat as matter of urgency and try as much as possible you can to raise and come up with the fees of $69 dollars for (Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit Certificate) and send it to Bank of America Accountant Officer in Nigeria as the funds origin/Cashier Office within 72 hours you receive this email, so that we can transfer your Funds into your bank account before closing for the day, We are doing banking Auditing for the year 2017 and all unclaimed fund will be cancel and send back to Mrs Anna Gray  account as true beneficiary of this funds.
 
 
 
 
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 Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit Certificate to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain the Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit Certificate was reduced to $69 and no other fee is involved. You are required to send the fee of $69 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the Bank of America Accountant Officer/Cashier Office where your transaction originated as stated below:
 
 
 
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
RECEIVERS NAME: =====Paul Nmezi
ADDRESS: ==========Abuja Nigeria
QUESTION: === =======In God
ANSWER: === ========We Trust
AMOUNT to send: === $69
 
Sender's name and Full Sender's Address: ===
MTCN Number.......
 
 
 
 
 
If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds US$36,500,000.00 (Thirty Six Million Five hundred thousand Dollars) before we close office and the funds will reflect 19 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.
 
 
 
 
 
Meanwhile, a Man came to this bank a few days ago with a letter claiming to be your representative and he agreed to pay the
charges of the $69.
 
 
 
 
Here is her information below.
 
 
 
 
Bank Name:Bank of America
Bank address:2075 S. Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93003
Acct. Name: Anna Gray
Type: Checking
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277
 
 
 
Failing to reply this email and pay the required fee of $69 urgently we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs Anna Gray if we do not hear from you within the next 72 hours from today. We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of your fund must have caused you.
 
 
 
 
I need your urgent reply .
 
NB: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS.
 
 
 
 
 
Mr. Thomas K. Montag
Co-chief Operating Officer,
Bank of America Office North Carolina

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