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"Bank of America" Advance-fee Scam Sent by Scammers

The fake "Bank of America" email below is an advance-fee scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.

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A "Bank of America" Advance-Fee Scam

From: Bank of America - baakkoffamericaa1.1@comet.ocn.ne.jp

Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 11:35 PM

Subject: THANKS as we wait to hear from you soon.

Bank Of America.Corporate Office Headquarters.

100 N. San Francisco-Oakland, California 28255 USA.

Our Ref: BOA/IRU/SFE/15.5/WD/011

Working Hours: 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)

Hello our dear Beneficialy' how are you doing today?how

A compensatioth $35 million us dollars that were said to belong to you was transferred to our bank corporate headquarters at Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 last month 21st by the management of the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (I.M.F) Benin republic branch under the authority of MR. Eliot Gold of Florida. I would have informed you of this since last month but I was too busy attending to our numerous customers. For these funds to be transferred to your private account you will have to re-confirm us with your full information including your bank details were the ineterest of this fund will be transfer to you.

THANKS as we wait to hear from you soon.

God bless America.

Sheri B. Bronstein,

Bank of America®

Email: baakkoffamericaa@gmail.com

Phone number for text massage only: +19704142497

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