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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.MANGINO JOSEPH JR" <tonyduked@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maginojosephjr@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 03:19:21 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY!!!!!!

Bank of America Corporate Office Headquarters
100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC 28255
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 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT)



TO OUR ESTEEMED CUSTOMER,


The Management wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held
by the Bank executives on the 19th of June 2021 at precisely 11:39
A.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate
you that your funds will be transferred into the United States
Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park
Avenue in New York according to the record we got from Africa due to
your inability to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up
with a minor payment obligation.

The actual transfer of your funds( $10,500,000.00 ) into the
government account comes up next week. This is in line with the
instructions of the USA Treasurer, Mrs. Rosa Gumataotao Rios that all
unclaimed funds be paid into the United States Government Treasury
Account as unserviceable funds in com pliancy to section 3 subsection
1(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an
attack on our dear country on September 11, 2004. Find below the
profile of the banking institution where your funds will be
transferred into following the government directive:, And note to
responds to us immediately.

Name of Bank: JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New
York. JP Morgan Chase Official Bankers for the United States Treasury
Department
AC NO: 68302345093
Routing NO:021109593
Account Name:United States Treasury Department,USA

Note that if you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us
immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list
of those transactions to be seized by the United States
Government.Also be informed that we need only a DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) to complete the wire transfer.The fee to obtain
the SEAL was reduced from $1000 to $500.00 and no other fee is
involved.

You will be given instructions on how to make the payment on your next
reply to the issuing of officer at the bank where your transaction is
originated

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours faithfully,
MR.MANGINO JOSEPH JR(CEO)
Corporate Office Headquarters,Charlotte,N.C.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2021 Bank of America Corporation.

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