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Did you receive an email from Bank of America at email.delivery@timechimp.com, claiming TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE - US$18.5 Million into your bank account. ? Did they then instruct you to provide your Your Full Bank Account Details, phone, address and full Name or something similar and email it to newyorkboa584@gmail.com? Yes, a gmail address. Hmm, why would BOA use a gmail address?
Well, don't be a moron and fall for it. It is a scam, and if you call them back or follow their instructions you will lose money and possibly your identity! The people behind this are the worst kind of human scum; willing to do anything to scare, threaten, lie, cheat and steal money from anyone, including the elderly and poor. They usually operate out of Nigeria, China, Russia and even some developed western countries. Attachments typically include malware to infect your computer, tablet or phone and allow the scammer to capture your passwords.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bank of America [mailto:email.delivery@timechimp.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 6:06 AM
To: newyorkboa584@gmail.com
Subject: TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE
Dr Charles Holliday Jr.
Bank of America.
Branch Offices New York
1680 Broadway, New York.
NY 10019, USA.
Vice Chairman on Investment Banking
Director, Credit Control Dept.
TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE
We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic Transfer through our bank, Bank of America, New York, to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$18.5 Million into your bank account.
Note that I have started processing your payment and every thing concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we received your below needed information.
Also be informed that the Governor of Bank in London (BL) will sign on your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record purposes. Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were received from our research manager, Barr.Paul Peterson on your behalf to FRB for immediate release of your fund
This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the American Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe ,Asia & Africa in other to help improve their businesses.
Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.
These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.
1.Your Full Bank Account Details
2.Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you
3.Your address of locations
4.Your full Name
Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly the above information via this email ( newyorkboa584@gmail.com) enable me use it to process your bill of payment.
Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated;
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Charles Holliday Jr.
Vice Chairman, Director, Credit /Telex Department
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.
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Don't fall for it. It is a scam.
Just ignore it and delete the email. Do not click on anything in the email.
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If you get a suspicious Email:
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Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords. They might also then charge you to remove this software.
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.
The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports about the scams associated with this phone number (855-687-1444, claiming This is Microsoft. This call is to inform you that your Microsoft license key has expired):
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