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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: "DENNIS JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.boa.usa0099@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 03:10:52 +0200
Subject: Greetings

FROM MR.DENNIS JOHNSON
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
BANK OF AMERICA



Urgent Notice

The recently launched economic co-operation development (ECOD),with the efforts of the world bank to synergize international advances in the area of external debt statistics. due to this newly launched organization, the world bank has gratified the international debt management to release all outstanding contractors/workers that are due for payment with us. in this regards, you are among the lucky names selected among the unsettled contractors/workers who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that the international debt management was approved and instructed by foreign debt organization & world bank to process and release all outstanding due payments. Congratulations that your compensation payment of 23.3 million dollars has finally been released therefore you will have to choose between the options below on how to receive your compensation payment without further delays.Bank to bank Electronic wire Transfer or ATM CARD,if you wish to get paid by these options send us the below information.

ATM CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION BELOW:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE NUMBER:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
NEAREST AIRPORT:
CHECK COPY OF YOUR ID OR DRIVER LICENSE:

ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER PAYMENT BELOW:

FULL NAME:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
NOMINATED BANK NAME:
NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT:
BANK ROUTING NUMBER:
SWIFT CODE:
CHECK COPY OF YOUR ID OR DRIVER LICENSE:

We officially notify you through this email, that the world bank in conjunction with the united states set aside USD 3.4 billion to pay in good claims from foreign inheritance fund (NEXT OF KIN) in line with this the united states on foreign debt matters (USFDM) ordered, that contractors and next-of-kin whose file have shown sufficient proof regarding job execution and debt outstanding be settled without further delay.

Be inform you that your file was forwarded to BANK OF AMERICA United States by various offices and department showing that you have fulfilled all conditions necessary to receive your payment. the delayed reasons for your due prolonged payment was because of counter-claim on your fund, this necessitated all the needful documents relating to your contract payment, which we were convinced that you are the bona-fide beneficiary to the fund. there were attempts to divert your payment to foreign account which was intercepted.


We hereby inform you this day, that your inheritance of (USD 23.3 MILLION DOLLARS) shall be paid to you via ATM Card or any other desired choice of yours, kindly provide the detailed information on this email and get back to us for your 23.3 million dollars, please provide the above information accurately, because this office will not be held liable for any wrong delivery of funds via ATM Card or Electronic wire transfer. please kindly email us back via reply: mr.dennis.johnson009@gmail.com

THANKS
MR.DENNIS JOHNSON
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
BANK OF AMERICA UNITED STATES

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