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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "BANK OF AMERICA" <test@lee.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:25:56 +0200
Subject: UPDATE NEEDED ON YOUR ACCOUNT
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BOFA Account: Pending =
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Action: Resolve This Alert =
On: September 25, 2018 =
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Continue Here And Fix Now =
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Remember You have 48 hours to resolve this. =
Your protection is our priority. =
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Your last sign-in was 02/**/2018 =
To verify that this email is from Bank of America, confirm your last sign=
-in date is correct. To access Online or Mobile Banking, go directly to ban=
kofamerica.com or use our Mobile Banking app. =
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This is a service email from Bank of America. Please note that you may re=
ceive service emails in accordance with your Bank of America service agreem=
ents, whether or not you elect to receive promotional email. Please don't r=
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Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender =
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