419 scam: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION <cdaversa@alice.it> Attention Dear Honorable Fund Beneficiary Email Owner, Your ATM<br> Visa Card Will

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- barrydavies001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION <cdaversa@alice.it>
Reply-To: barrydavies001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:07:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention Dear Honorable Fund Beneficiary Email Owner, Your ATM
Visa Card Will Be Shipped Through USPS To Your Address!!!

Mr. Brian Thomas Moynihan Chairman/CEO, Bank of America Corporation
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.Â© 2018 Bank of America Corporation.
All rights reserved.

Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/UN/CBN/017

Attention Dear Honorable Fund Beneficiary Email Owner, Your ATM Visa Card Will
Be Shipped Through USPS To Your Address!!!

I am Brian Thomas Moynihan, Chairman/CEO, Bank of America Corporation. I am
sending this letter for the second time, I donâ€™t know if you received the first
letter which I sent to you. In regards to the meeting between the United
Nations and Present United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy
of the Nations, Base on the Agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help
and make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing
poverty. We have been having a meeting for the passed 3 months which ended last
week. Your email address was among the list of victims submitted to our branch
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA), for verification "as victims of purported
foreign contracts, Inheritance, Investment, Dating and Lottery scams together
with people that allegedly had unfinished transaction or international Lottery
payment that failed due to purported Government policies etc.

AFTER the verification we found out that your fund $7.8MUSD was originated from
(AFRICA Benin Republic Government). It was resolved and agreed upon that your
payment USD$7,800,000 (SEVEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS ) would be released to you from their Great BANK (CORIS Bank of Benin).
Furthermore, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal
Identification Reference number for the ATM VISA CARD and this will enable only
you to have direct Control over your funds through this new arrangement. Your
payment file has been forwarded to (CORIS Bank of Benin), we will monitor this
payment in ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials
of the bank in Africa again.

The Financial Service Authorities in Collaboration with UNITED NATION Fund
release Order Department has conveyed a power to (CORIS Bank of Benin) to
finish this transaction within 72-hrs maximum hence the due formalities are
been followed. You are therefore advice to contact New Selected Direct (Mr.
Barry Davies Joseph) with below contact him with your full contact information
and follow his instruction on how to receive your $7.8MUSD to you, make sure to
follow his instruction. The Card Center MR. BARRY DAVIES JOSEPH, from REPUBLIC
OF BENIN, will send you an ATM Visa Card, which you will use to withdraw your
Payment of $10.000.00Usd Daily in any ATM Center Banks and Union Pay Credit
outlets here in USA and the whole world.

PLEASE CONTACT NEW SELECTED CORIS BANK DIRECTOR

HIS FULL NAME: MR. BARRY DAVIES JOSEPH,
OFFICE: CHAIRMAN/CEO OF CORIS BANK AND ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICE
HIS CONTACT EMAIL ( barrydavies001@gmail.com )
HIS CONTACT TELEPHONE LINE:+22995757810

As soon as you establish a contact to Mr. Barry Davies Joseph, an ATM Card will
be issued to you immediately which you can use to withdraw your PAYMENT in any
Bank ATM Machine in your Country and all over the world. So if you like to
receive your funds through this means, you are advised to contact the right
person BARRY DAVIES JOSEPH and follow his instruction now with best of respect
and serious.

NOTE: You are advised to furnish Mr. Barry Davies Joseph with your correct and
valid details. Also be informed that the Total amount to be paid to your ATM
CARD is USD$7,800,000 (Seven Million eight Hundred United State Dollars) Only.

1. Your Full name:-----------
2. Your country::--------------
3. Your City:----------------
4. Your Address:---------------
5. Your Cell phone:-----------------
6. Your Mobile Phone:----------------
7. Your age--------------------
8. Your sex:----------------------
9 Your Second Email:------------------
10. Your Current occupation:----------
11. A copy of your ID:------------------

Yours Sincerely,

MR. BRIAN THOMAS MOYNIHAN CHAIRMAN/(CEO)
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
ADDRESS: 6425 RISING SUN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111 USA.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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