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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josephbaroud229@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 08:41:15 -0800
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA

Bank of America Higher Standards Home!!!


Thank you for your most recent correspondence to us, as advised we intend to provide you with our unparallel services by maintaining the scope allocated to us in the opening Personal Online Account. Please be advised that the current situation surrounding your payment, is one as such can be termed as being very sensitive and is presently undergoing an internal security caution under the supervision of the International Banking and Finance Securities.

As a result of this all forms on negotiation arising based on deductions of any form of fess, levies or taxes will not be entertained on funds awaiting satisfactory documentation. From the inception, the need to under write your funds by securing an adequate insurance policy is essential, one particular category of reportable transactions is intended to secure that the transactions involving legally derived funds or funds of unclear source on its origin demands raising an underwritten insurance policy, in other words, the purpose of insurance is to transfer risk from the insured to the insurer, i.e.

insurance companies act as a financial intermediary by providing a Financial risk transfer service that is funded by the payment of insurance premiums received from policy holders.

Relatively your inquisitions regarding this transaction, judging from the scope by its inception does not suffice at this juncture. Understand our expertise regarding this payment transaction must undergo a due process, whereby each step is kept in strictest confidentiality from the next step. Presently, there are several economic reforms being put in place by major financial institutions to protect viable customers like you.

The origin of the funds in question (US$10,700,000.00) was as a result of instruction and approvals given from, Director International Fraud Surveillance and Control, United Nation Organization and debt buy back process ensued by major financial organizations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to cushion the debt incurred by viable customers like you to sustain future investment prospects.

During the course of this payment transaction, you would notice some differences in operations and banking actions do not be alarmed because these changes were indeed necessary to curtail the many lapses that have cumulated the break down of progressive financing, resulting to a Global Financial Crisis.


Being an accountant of high repute should know the misuse of macro economics and selective deductions when dealing with money matters as sensitive as this payment transaction. Making it very important that we adapt the ancient form of operations which is to direct all necessary progressions of this transaction in one singular movement for successful completion. At end of the day it is a well known fact that the end justifies the means.

Finally, I would want to end this e-mail communiqué with the only one phrase “Welcome Onboard” and thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Kindly send your direct cell phone to establish voice communication.

Looking forward for your next letter and acceptance to set up your account directly as soon as possible
Thank you for banking with us


Regards..

BANK OF AMERICA ...


TEL:(302) 583-2448

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