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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: "ARSENAL UBA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arsenalubaatmcashcard@skymail.mn>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:40:02 +0100
Subject: YOUR ARSENAL UBA ATM CASH CARD IS REDAY:

YOUR ARSENAL UBA ATM CASH CARD IS READY:
Please we want to know before we make mistake, do you in any way instruct one Mr Joseph Intravia to pay for the dispatchment and the stamp duty of this Arsenal Uba ATM CASH CARD and recieve the ATM CASH CARD on your behalf?
Please if you are the one that sent him then you should write to us immediately before we make mistake again. The mail he sent to us this morning stated that you instructed him to pay for the dispatch, stamp duty  and  insurance of this CARD and receive the CARD on your behalf. If you are not the one that sent him you let us know. but if you are aware of his email to us then we allow him to pay and receive the CARD on your behalf. but if you are not aware of his email then this is the details.
 
Note the Arsenal Uba ATM CASH CARD is for all Arsenal supporters. Do you want to open an account with Gulf Bank International here in London or do you want us to dispatch the CARD to you? The choice is yours.
 
If you want to open account with us then we send the savings account form to you to fill and return, and you have to open the account with $1,140. then the Arsenal Uba ATM CASH CARD will be converted to the account which we are going to open for you immediately we receive the money for the opening of the account.  but if you want us to dispatch the Arsenal Uba ATM CASH CARD to you then you have to send $250 for the DHL  express delivery service.$300 for insurance and $350 for stamp duty. total of $900 and you have to follow the instruction of the Arsenal Uba ATM CASH CARD. guide your pin because it may be change by another person then the CARD will be invalid. as soon as you receive this CARD slot it into any ATM machine and change the pin to your choice number, the pin is seven digit numbers and you must change it to another seven digit numbers. then you can withdraw, but for your notice the limit in a day is $1000.
The Arsenal Uba ATM CASH CARD is a smart CARD, you can also use it in SuperMarkets or Hotels. you have $100,000. if you want to open an account with us here in Gulf Bank, it means that the savings account form which we are going to send to you will require any of your valuable ID CARD attached to it, then after you complete the form and return it to us, that same day we send the account number to you. then a draft will be sent to you in less than 48hrs which you can cash in any bank in your country.
But if you want us to send the Arsenal Uba ATM CASH CARD to you through DHL express  service delivery, we are going to register it with DHL as an express delivery and you receive it that same day in a brown envelop.
When you change the pin give it like 20 minutes before you withdraw. again guide your pin.
For your information, guide your pin.
Yours Sincerely
Alfred Taylor
Account officer
Arsenal Uba supporters
London
Tell +4470240670017
 
 

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