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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: "Mr. Donald Wright" <westernun576@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.adambernard@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 18:05:11 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary.

Bank Name: Bank of America (BOA)
Merrill Edge Financial Solutions Advisor
Candaisy Elliott Financial Solutions Advisor
Address: 901 K St NW #101, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Mount Vernon Square
Managing Director Name: Adam Bernard
E-mail: boagroup001@usa.com or
E-mail: dr.adambernard@gmail.com
Director Mobile number: (202) 516-1675
Telephone number: (312) 526-9718
Fax number : (706)512-8894
Website: bankofamerica.com

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, Nat west Bank of
London (UK), Central Bank of Nigeria and US Bank of America compiled
and submitted to my desk this morning for review. The total sum owed
to you by the 3 banks mentioned above was sum up to the tune of
US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty-five Million United States Dollar).

Now' the fund has been totally lodged in one particular Escrow account
(non deductible) here in Bank of America (BOA) on your name, while
waiting for accreditation to your personal bank account in any part of
the world as directed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Meanwhile, after due scrutiny and verification, I confirmed that you
have fulfilled all the necessary obligations that will enable the
release of your payment to you, but yet your payment was not released
to you due to one flimsy excuses or the other from the Bank officials
in charge of your payment, because they had the intention of diverting
your funds to their private accounts in order to satisfy their selfish
interest.

You are however lucky that the management of the African International
Monetary Fund detected their evil plans and therefore called for the
submission of your payment file to us so we can personally handle the
payment assignment to ensure that you receive your funds accordingly.

Now, all modalities regarding your fund release has been put in place
here in Bank of America, thus, your funds has been made ready for
transfer in our sophisticated macro transfer system, what we need from
you now is to provide to us the bank account of your choice which you
want us to transfer your funds so we can expedite action for the
accreditation of your funds into your account immediately.

Below is the information needed for now for your transfer.
1. Personal Details:

Full Name:
Current Address:
Age/Gender:
Occupation:
Direct Mobile Number:
Passport Copy, ID card or DL:

2. Banking Details:

Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Account Name
Account Number:
Routing Number:
Swift Code:
Note: If you prefer to receive your funds in the form of a Visa Card,
we could load and ship your Visa Card to your address which will
permit you a daily withdrawal limit of US$5000 and it will be sent to
your receiving address,.. In anticipating for your urgent cooperation

Yours sincerely
Adam Bernard Managing Director Bank of America (BOA)
Address: 901 K St NW #101, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Dr.Adam Bernard (dr.adambernard@gmail.com )

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