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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 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Brian Moynihan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officemail655@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:11:04 -0800
Subject: FROM BANK OF AMERICA DID YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO BE CANCEL AND TRANSFER INTO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT??
Bank Of America
Headquarters Location: Bank of America Corporate Center 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte,
North Carolina, U.S.
Chairman & CEO: Brian T. Moynihan.
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Dear Esteemed Customer!
I wonder why i have not hear from you also i wonder why you want your fund to be transfer into government account as unclaimed fund if you really want to receive your fund get back to me immediately.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.
Thanks.
Yours Truly In Service,
Mr.Brian Moynihan (CEO)
Chairman&CEO Bank of America
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