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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: "Mrs .Susan White" <mrssusanw93@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:23:00 +0100
Subject: TELEX: Bank of America $12.5 Million U.S Dollars

TELEX: Bank of America
PAYMENT FILE WITH: B.O A/BEN/02\
TELEX: Bank of America $12.5 Million U.S Dollars
Account Holder
With due respect sir
Your name was used to move some money into the United States, but one
thing we know for sure is that you are already involved, however your
\name appears as the beneficiary of the funds .
Be informed that an account has been opened on your behalf ,in the
Bank Of America on your behalf under your name and your funds
deposited her . $12.5 Million U.S Dollars (B O A /A /C 44168 888
81 )

You are been officially contacted by me today because your Inheritance
Funds were deposited into the "BOA Suspense Account"/ 44168 888 81 )
The Bank of America have done there verification Identification
Record with our S.S.N , the only document remaining now is the
Encoded Document Which should be issued to you from the country where
the fund was (ORIGINATED)
YOU ARE TOTALLY CLEARED FOR ANTI TERRORISM AND MONEY LAUNDERING FOR
ANY ILLEGAL ACTIONS OF ANY KIND IN THIS COUNTRY.......
Be informed that your funds are no longer in Nigeria or Africa, they
are right here in the U.S.A in the Bank Of America, this is why we
contacted you to notify you, of the required document, because your
funds will be transferred as soon as the documents are provided.

Note:That even if you do not want the funds you still have to provide
clearance.
Note that your funds are in, $12..5 Million U.S Dollars precisely.
That is the only way the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT and OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT will issue you the paperwork, because they are going to
issue you the Authentic/Original pin cod.

Account Holder Do reconfirm your bank account in the next 78 hrs to
Bank of America
Don't miss this fund opportunity ever thing is in order

Also Note that you are to take care of the Document to be issued to
you right away, because due to how important and secured the document
is, it is not issued just like that. You are to take care of the
document by sending to the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NIGERIA right away
the sum of $950 U.S Dollars for the issuing of the document, That is
the only way the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NIGERIA will issue you the
document, because they are going to issue you the Authentic/Original
copy of the document. Finally be informed that you have only but 5
working days from today to confirm your transfer as soon as the
document is been issued to you.Note that you are to do this
immediately if you really want your fund to be credited to your
account .....

You are here by advice to Contact them through the email address
above to acquire from them on how you are going to send the fee to
them.

This is to officially inform and notify you that there is no other
alternative of releasing the fund to you unless the required document
is confirmed


We hereby advice you to reconfirm to us the below details of yours .



Hear is their contract information, DR. PETER OBI EMAIL
presidency_FTC_NIGorg65@outlook.com

1. Your Full names:
2. Your full address:
3. Your Direct Mobile/telephone:
4. Age:
5. Sex and Marital Statues:
6. Your occupation:
7. Banking/Account Details (Where You want Us to Transfer Your Fund Into)
8. Your valid passport for identification


Bank of America wait for the document information to enable us
proceed the transfer
l
please follow this advice from Bank of America Needed Urgently

Thanks for your total co operations and understanding,


Regards,

Mrs.Susan White.
(Director of information and transfer

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