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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.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- bankofmerica00@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "villani-giuseppe@alice.it" <villani-giuseppe@alice.it>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:57:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Greetings Dear Beneficiary,

From Bank Of America Corporate Office
7510 147th St W, Apple Valley, MN 55124
United States of America
Email::bankofmerica00@gmail.com

Monday Friday
8 a.m. 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
8 a.m.4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)

Dear esteemed customer:

The Management of the Bank Of America Corporate Office here in 7510 147th St
W, Apple Valley, MN 55124 wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held
by the Bank executives on the 10th Day of August 2017 at precisely 11:00a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate you that your
fund 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 fund ($950,000,00) into the government account comes up next week.

Note; This Fund was shifted from Africa, Republic of Kenya to this Bank through
the help of US Ambassador to Republic of Kenya, Robert f. Godec who instructed
the Diamond Trust Bank of Kenya to transfer your fund out from Africa to our
bank here where it will be easy for you to obtain.

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer,Mrs.Rosa Gumataotao
Rios that all unclaimed funds be paid into the United States Government
Treasury Account as nu serviceable funds in compliance to section 3 subsection 1
(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in 2005 after an attack on our
dear country on September 11,2005.

Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be
transferred into following the government directive

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 fund, do get back to us
immediately so that we will remove your fund 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 DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST}
is $79 and no other fee is involved.

You are required to send the fee of $79 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM to the
issuing officer at the bank where your transaction originated as stated below:
INFORMATION
Receivers Name:..INNOCENT NGOSINE OBELUO
Country:..KENYA
City:...NAIROBI
Test Question:.... A
Answer:... B
AMOUNT to send:... $79 USD
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 fund ($950,000,00) before we
close office and the fund 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.

We are waiting for you to send us the payment details to enable us transfer
your fund,Finally,Reconfirm your banking details and your direct phone number
as listed bellow to avoid any form of mistakes on your transfer.

Full Name: ...............
Address: ....................
Country: .....................
Telephone: ....................
Mobile: ........................
Email: .........................

Bank Name: --------------------------
Address: ----------------------------
Account No :. ------------------------
Routing No :. ------------------------
Swift Code: -------------------------
Account Name: -----------------------

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

Yours faithfully,

Mr.George Webbler jr
Email::bankofmerica00@gmail.com
Bank of America Corporate Office.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.

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