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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: REV TONY DAVID <officefill8082@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: ubabankafricaplc17@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 04:03:11 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OF YOURS.


UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN


AGBOKOU STREET,
COTONOU


P.M.B. 0127, AGBOKOU, COTONOU





ATTN DEAR BENEFICIARY,





I AM TONY DAVID, DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT,UNITED
BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED BY THE O.A.U MEMBERS LED BY
PRESIDENT JOHN KUFFOR.





BECAUSE OF THE FRAUD
GOING ON IN WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES WHERE SOME INNOCENT BENEFICIARIES WERE ASK TO
PAY IN ADVANCE BEFORE RECEIVE THE MONEY OWED TO THEM. THE ABOVE AFRICA UNION
HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL BENEFICIARIES IN CASH
THROUGH MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(I.M.F) AS ONE OF THEBENEFICIARIES.





TAKE NOTE; TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
(US$10,000) HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL EXPENSES IN SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU
THROUGH GENUINE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT WAS SPENT WILL BE DETAILS
TO YOU. THEREFORE, I WANT YOU TO BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND WILL BE NO
MORE THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($3.500,000.00)
BUT THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
($3,490,000.00).IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR
TELE-GRAFIC MONEY TRANSSFER BOTH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM, DO NOT LISTEN TO
HIM OR HER BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HON OURS OUR
REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION ANY MORE. THAT IS WHY WE SETTLED TO PAY IN CASH THROUGH
COURIER


.


WE ALSO RECEIVED A SECURITY REPORT THAT YOU PAID THE
FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE BEEN DECEIVING YOU, TELLING YOU THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEND
THIS MONEY TO YOU.DEAR,AS A SENIOR BANKER, CONTROLLING THIS CASH PAYMENT NOW, I
ADVISE YOU NOT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING ANY BODY IN ADVANCE AGAIN, AND IF
YOU JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MONEY IN THREE DAYS
TIME.





YOUR FUND WILL NOW PACKAGE IN BOX AND TAKE TO THE
DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT, I WILL ALSO SEND THE PICTURE
OF THE BOX BY ATTACHMENT TO YOU TO SEE HOW THE MONEY IS PACKED, I WILL SEND YOU
MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOU
TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION.THEREFORE, DO FORWARD YOUR HOME ADDRESS
AND DIRECT PHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR QUICK DELIVERY BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN OUR
SIDE.





ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED
THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THOSE FRAUDSTER . BUT GOD WILL SURELY
JUDGE ALL OF THEM WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN
IF YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL, WHICH IS NOTHING.





I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION OF YOURS.





REV TONY DAVID
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT


Contact Email
Address:(ubabankafricaplc17@yahoo.fr)


Email Address:(officefill8082@yahoo.com.ph)


CASH PROCESSING
UNIT


Phone:+229-987-466-91

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