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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: "Bank Of America" <info@lee.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2017 11:46:11 -0500
Subject: Bank Account Has Been Restricted


Important Information from Bank of America
=

As part of our ongoing effort to protect your account and our relationship,=
we have temporarily suspended your account and your access to online banki=
ng due a detection of unusual account activity.

Kindly click on the link below to unlock your account.
www.bankofamerica.com
=

Your satisfaction is important to us, and we appreciate your prompt attenti=
on to this matter otherwise access to this account would be restricted. =


Thank you for being our customer. =


=


Visit Us | Privacy | Help Prevent Fraud

To ensure delivery, add bankofamerica@notification.bankofamerica.com to you=
r address book.

By clicking on the links above, you may be taken to a third-party site that=
is not owned by Bank of America .

Bank of America does not provide, endorse or guarantee any third-party pro=
duct, service, information or recommendation listed above. The third partie=
s listed are not affiliated with Bank of America and are solely responsible=
for their products and services. All trademarks are the property of their =
respective owners. =


Please do not reply to this message, as this email inbox is not monitored. =


Products and services are offered by Bank of America (USA), N.A., Member F=
DIC.

=A9 2017 Bank of America . Bank of America is a federally registered servi=
ce mark. All rights reserved.

CRCLER 30002 56706
=20

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