419 scam: "Mr. Thomas K. Montage" <"www."@coast.ocn.ne.jp> 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.
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. )
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- americabank96@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Thomas K. Montage" <"www."@coast.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Thomas K. Montage" <americabank96@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:30:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America
New York City.
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2017
Founded: 1928

Transfer Release Update

Dear esteemed customer,

On behalf of the entire staff of the Bank of America, The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
here in New York City, wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Co-Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of
America on the 15th of this Monday, we deem it appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the bank
account given by the Government Of Benin Republic as the Country Originator of this Fund 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$6.5 Million to the bank account given by
the Government Of Benin Republic as the Country Originator of this Fund comes up next 3 days. because Government Of Benin
Republic as the Country Originator has agreed to pay any fees regards to this transaction because the funds in question is
all your funds that came from Benin Republic which was seized since by the USA Government which was total sum of $6.5 Million Us
Dollars .

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$6.5 Million and is far above $1
Million. This is why the $150.00usd 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 2008 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$6.5 Mill (Six Million and Five hundred thousand Dollars) will be transfer to you without any delays, and we are doing Auditing for the year
2017, so we want your funds US$6.5 Million to be transferred into your nominated bank account the same day we receive this
fees from you or we contact Government Of Benin Republic as the Country Originator to pay the fee and receive the funds. 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 $150.00usd dollars for (Fund Legality Certificate and Bulk Money Transfer Permit
Certificate) and send it to Bank of America Accountant Officer in Benin 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 Government Of Benin Republic as the
Country Originator.

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 transfer to Government Of Benin Republic as the Country Originator .

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 from
$2150.00usd to $150 so that you will be able to come up with it very fast,so You are required to send the fee of $150.00usd by western union or money gram to the Bank of America Accountant Officer in
Benin/Cashier Office where your transaction originated as stated below: I need your urgent reply and congratulations.

If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds US$6,500,000.00 (Ten Million and Five hundred thousand Dollars) 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.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.

TAKE NOTE ON THE PAYMENT INFORMATION BY WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM.

RECEIVERS NAME: =======PETER ONU
COUNTRY: ==========Benin republic
CITY : ========== Cotonou
QUESTION: === =======In God
ANSWER: === ========We Trust
AMOUNT to send: === $150.00usd
Sender's name .......
MTCN Number.......
And you full address...........

We need your urgent reply and congratulations, SEND YOUR REPLY TO (americabank96@gmail.com) NB:THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS.

Mr. Thomas K. Montage
Co-chief Operating Officer,
Bank of America Office New York

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