419 scam: BANK OF AMERICA <www.@ray.ocn.ne.jp> ATTENTION, YOUR ATM CARD.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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 <www.@ray.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: BANK OF AMERICA <officefile463@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:06:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION, YOUR ATM CARD.

Attention
This message is in regard to your compensation fund sum of US$10,500,000.00. BANK OF AMERICA was finally contracted to handle the payment of your compensation fund of the above amount by ATM card. your email contact is among the list of beneficiaries in the data for sum of US$10,500,000.00 and we are assigned by the management to carryout delivery of the ATM card package to you.

On this note, you are hereby required to confirm to us your details and current address were you want the ATM card to be delivered to enable us make delivering arrangement of the ATM card package to you at your designated home address. the following are your necessary information required for the delivery of the ATM card package to you; YOUR FULL NAMES, YOUR PRESENT ADDRESS(were you want the ATM card to be delivered) and your PHONE NUMBER.

Upon receipt of the above requirements from you we shall make necessary delivery arrangements and have your ATM card package dispatched to you by the DIPLOMATIC AGENT whom will deliver it to you at your designated home Address. with the card you can make withdrawals of fund from any part of the world at ATM center near to you.

Best Regards
Mr. Robert Young
BANK OF AMERICA (ATM Department)

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