419 scam: Managing Director <adewoyerachealfunmilayo@gmail.com> Important Notice

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Managing Director <adewoyerachealfunmilayo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: managingdirector227@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 20:00:55 -0700
Subject: Important Notice

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)
Dear esteemed customer, The Management of the Bank of America
Corporate Office Headquarters here in 100 N.Tryon St Charlotte,NC
28255 wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank
executives yesterday at precisely 8 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($15,500,000.00) 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 compliance to section 3 subsection
1(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an
attack on our dear country on Dec 11,2014.
Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds
will be transferred following the government directive:, And note to
respond to us with below 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 $685 to $345 and
no other fee is involved

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