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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: "BANK OF AMERICA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <savewaydelivery@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 17:12:43 +0100
Subject: RE: TRANSFER OF YOUR APPROVED FUND IN SUM OF $5,800,000.00.....CBN/00392/TCB/USA092.

BANK OF AMERICA BANK OF AMERICA
Sat 2/22/2020 9:56 AM
Bank of America Corporate Office
Headquarters 1100 Mohawk St Utica, NY 13501
Our Ref:BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011
United States of America
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Saturday and Sunday
Your Kind Attention ,
RE: TRANSFER OF YOUR APPROVED FUND IN SUM OF $5,800,000.00.....CBN/00392/TCB/USA092.
 
ATTN:BENEFICIARY
 
 
This is to officially notify you that we the management of the Bank of America corporate office had received an instruction from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make compensation payments for your overdue Inheritance/Contract payment occasioned by the activities of fraudulent individuals from Nigeria posing as Bank workers.
You are hereby advised to stop any form of communication with any other uncertified persons so as not to truncate our genuine quest to get you fully compensated. We are poised to commence the transfer of your fund of US$5,800, 000.00. (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), via Telegraphic Wire Transfer System (TWTS).
Be also informed that according to a recent communiqu? from the office of the Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Mr. Jerome Powell , the ONLY thing that qualifies you as the sole beneficiary of the said fund remains your ability to secure the Transfer Access Code (TAC) for the Telegraphic Wire Transfer System(TWTS) of the unclaimed funds. This is in line with International best practices as regarding transactions of this magnitude.
Furthermore, the availability of the Transfer Access Code (TAC) shall grant you an unhindered access to your fund and facilitate swift transfer thereby cutting short the activities of unscrupulous persons/Scammers.
The only thing required from you is to obtain the TRANSFER ACCESS CODE (TAC) for the US$5,800, 000.00. (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), via Telegraphic Wire Transfer System (TWTS)
For information on how to pay for the Transfer Access Code (TAC) , you are to contact our resource personnel through the Email address  provided below Mr Anthony Nelson. email: anthonynelson14@mail.ru or Tel:+191-741-04990
 
if you have any questions to ask, please do not hesitate to contact our resource personnel,
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Smith
Bank of America®
+1206 971 6859
Reply to lnfobankofamerica@vivaldi.net

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