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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: "MRS CYNDY BANKS" <support@bankofamerica.co.us>
Reply-To: willsonhurtlar@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:48:38 -0700
Subject: Account Suspended


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Dear Value customer,
We noticed invalid login attempts from a suspicious IP , for your safety=
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,Sign in below.
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At Bank of America we care about your security, so for your protection we =
are proactively notifying you of this activity. =


If you notice any fraudulent activities in your account, please contact us =
immediately at 1-800-933-6262. =



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Please do not reply to this email.

Contact us about this email
If you have any questions, please either call the phone number on your acco=
unt statement or use the Contact Us page, so we can properly verify your id=
entity.

Email Preferences
This is a service email from Bank of America. Please note that you may rece=
ive service email in accordance with your Bank of America service agreement=
s, whether or not you elect to receive promotional email.

Privacy and Security
Keeping your financial information secure is one of our most important resp=
onsibilities. For an explanation of how we manage customer information, ple=
ase read our Privacy Policy. You can also learn how Bank of America keeps y=
our personal information secure and how you can help protect yourself.

Bank of America Email, 8th Floor, 101 South Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255-=
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Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender =

=A92018 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

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