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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: Godwin Emefiele <sarahaladcbn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centtbkknng@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:18:55 -0700
Subject: INFORMATION

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Dear sir/ma

My name is Paul D. Donofrio, vice chairman, bank of America na(boa) I
am writing you this letter because cool penny is better than millions
of dollars, it is better for one to live and die poor honest man than
a rich dishonest one. I and the director of finance (boa) have made
arrangement to get your $26.1m wired to you.

The reason while we do this it is because according to information
gathered from the Bank of America data base, you have been waiting for
a long time to receive your money without success. As i also found out
that you have almost met all the statutory requirements of the Bank of
America. In respect of your contractual payment, your problem is that
of interest groups apart from the pending clearance with the Federal
Reserve System.

A lot of people are interested in your payment and also they are doing
mere paper works with you. Some others some others have the intention
of extorting money from you. Maybe you might have sent so much money
to them.
I can assure you that this transaction will last for years without
having your money transferred. You have to do not do away with those
officers that you call your partners.

For record purposes and clearance of this fund with the Federal
Reserve System, kindly forward the below information:

1. Your full name:
2. Your contact address
3. Your contact cell phone number:
4. Your age:
5. Your sex:
6. Your occupations:
7. Your country and city:

I await your response

yours faithfully
Mr. Paul D. Donofrio
vice chairman,
Bank of America NA

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