419 scam: "Mr. Jarred F Bernard" <customer155@tim.it> Re: URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION US$36.5 MILLION DOLLARS

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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:

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:
- "required fee " (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. )
- "the required fees" (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. )
- "cost of transfer" (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. )
- "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 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)
- "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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jarred F Bernard" <customer155@tim.it>
Reply-To: office12356@yeah.net
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:22:28 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Re: URGENT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION US$36.5 MILLION DOLLARS

Bank of America Corporate Office
770 Broadway New York, NY,
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
United States of America
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
10a.m.-2p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)
Website: www.bankofamerica.com

Founded: 1928
Transfer Release Update !!!
NEW COMMUNICATION CODE: (BOA/FBI/CIA/2017)

Dear esteemed customer,

I am Mr. Jarred F Bernard; the Chief Operating Officer Of Bank of America,
please read this mail carefully and proceeds to receive your Funds worth of
US$36.5 Million Payment. Following this year' s (2017) review of the global
financial matters and just concluded investigations by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) in conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),

We received an instruction from United States Secretary of State Mr. Rex Wayne
Tillerson to released and transferred your fund as soon as you comply with our
requirement, it is revealed that your name is among the list of people who have
not received any of their Funds and victims who have lost a lot of money to
scammers while trying to claim their funds. In view of the foregoing, a new
payment of US$36.5 million has been approved in your favor this morning by
Secretary of State and it will be credited into your bank account as soon as
you wire the required Fees for Homeland Security Transfer Permit Certificate
and Cost of Transfer (COT).

The Management of the Bank of America Corporate Office wishes to inform you
that after a brief meeting held by the Bank of America with entire staff of the
Secretary of State on the Wednesday of August 2017, we deem it appropriate to
intimate you that your funds will be canceled according to the record we got
from our 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 ((Thirty Six Million Five hundred thousand Dollars)).

The Homeland Security Transfer Permit Certificate / Fund account activate and
Cost of Transfer (COT) 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 Dollars) and is far above $1
Million. This is why the $68 dollars 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 of (US$36.5 Million Dollars) will be transfer to you without any
further delays, We are doing BOA bank Auditing for the year 2017, 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,

I urge you to treat as matter of urgency and come up with the required fees of
$68dollars for Homeland Security Transfer Permit Certificate/ funds account
activate and Cost of Transfer (COT) and send it to Bank of America Cashier
Office, so that we will deposit your Funds into your bank account before
closing for the day, We are doing bank Auditing for the year 2017 and all
unclaimed fund will be cancel and send back to government pro-part,

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 Homeland Security Transfer Permit Certificate / funds account activate
and Cost of Transfer (COT) to complete the wire transfer.

The fee to obtain the Certificate was reduced from $268 to $68dollarsand no
other fee is involved. You are required to send the fee of $68dollars by MONEY
GRAM or WESTERN UNION to the Bank of America Cashier Office in Cotonou, Benin
Republic where your transaction originated as stated below:

You are required to send the fee of $68dollars Only either through WESTERN
UNION or MONEY GRAM to the issuing officer STANLEY OKECHUKWU to the bank where
your transaction originated as stated below: INFORMATION,

RECEIVERS NAME : IKEM JOE
RECEIVERS COUNTRY : BENIN REPUBLIC
RECEIVERS CITY : COTONOU
QUESTION : GREAT
ANSWER : AMERICA
Amount To Send; $68 USD

After you make the payment, then kindly fill the below details or attach to us
the payment slip:

MTCN:
Senders name:
Senders address:
Sender current cell phone:

If we receive the MTCN today, we will transfer your funds US$36.5 Million
Dollars before we close office today 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. In Respond of these
emails, you are required to re-confirm your personal information below and get
back to us ASAP.

(1) Full the Name: . . . . . . . . .
(2) Your Account No . . . . .
(3) Swift Code . . . . . . . .
(4) Country / State: . . . . . . .
(5) Delivery the Address: . . . . .
(. 6) Occupation: . . . . . . . .
(. 7) Sex: . . . . . . . . . . . .
(. 8) Age: . . . . . . . . . . . .
(. 9) Telephone Number The: . . . . .
(10) of the A Your Cope, the Passport: .

Meanwhile, a woman came to this bank a few days ago with a letter claiming to
be your true representative and she agreed to pay the charges. Here is her
information below.

Bank name: U S BANK
Address: 1819 20th Street Ensley Birmingham, Alabama 35218
Account Holder Country: USA
Acct. name: Mrs. Annette Cang
Type: Checking
Account# 157697299897
Routing # 063100277

Failing to reply this email and pay the required fee of $68 urgently we shall
proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs. Annette Cang if we do
not hear from you within the next 24 hours from today.

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of your fund must
have caused you. I
think I have given you enough time to pay this fee.

Note: You are to get back to us today with the reconfirmation of your Personal
Data so that we can Attends to it before we closes for the day to enable us
get
everything intact and updates us exactly when you are making the fee payment.

Do not disclose or let anybody to know about your fund transfer and you are
advised to keep your Transfer Fund details strictly to yourself and not share
it with any individual or firm to avoid confiscation of your US$36.5 Million.

Mr. Jarred F. Bernard
Co-chief Operating Officer,
Phone No ' +1 (914) 570-4894
Bank of AmericaÃ‚Â®
Corporate Office Headquarters, Charlotte, NC
Bank of America, NA Member FDIC.
Ã‚Â© 2017 Bank of America Corporation.
All rights reserved.

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