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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: Tony Anderson <ggggtony01@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jenn_williams20066@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:24:59 +0000
Subject: Good news about your fund,





Dear Friend,

Its my pleasure to inform you that I have verified from the Bank director regarding the transfer of your fund and it was good news because the Bank has agreed to transfer the Fund to your Account, Your fund have been deposit to the U.B.A Internation BANK in other to be wired to your account immediately. so you are to contact the bank director with your banking details. However I went to the U.B.A Int. BANK to discuss with the bank director as the fund has not been delivered to you yet due to the past uprising indications.

However the Bank management told me that your fund can be transfer to you via direct wire transfer(KTT) to your account. The Bank also told me to instruct you to contact them immediately and apply for a direct wire transfer to your account to avoid loosing the fund due to delay. Therefore kindly contact the bank with the below information, send to them your full name and address, Including your Bank account information's where the Fund shall be transfer to you.

Please contact the Bank with the bellow information.

(U.B.A) UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC. 01 BP 2020 Cotonou Benin
EMAIL: cobaci.cic@consultant.com
PHONE/FAX +229 64855829.
CONTACT PERSON, DR. STEVE JOHNSON.
FOREIGN OPERATION DEPARTMENT.

Call or send an email to the bank with the above bank email address and apply for your wire transfer as I have already informed the bank and they are waiting to hear from you before they will proceed with the transfer process.

Please, On receipt of your fund into your account, Please do not hesitate to inform me immediately. Meanwhile the director of the Bank told me that they will open a new international account for you in their bank were the fund shall be reactivated to before being transfer to your national Bank account in your country. so kindly contact the Bank as urgent as possible as they are waiting to hear from you in other to enable them start the transfer process immediately.

My regards and good luck.

Mr Tony Anderson.
New Administrative.

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