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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: From International monetary funds <cambellcompany@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uba.onlinepostal.a2@superposta.com
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:04:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Mr. Adam Johnson the New Manager of (IMF)


ATTN, BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND:

 

REF/PAYMENT CODE: GBN/PHBPLC/06654/09 (USD $6.5MILLION)

 

DATE: 17/02/2012

 

My name
is Mr. Adam Johnson, the new elected manager of International monetary
funds (IMF) office Benin republic. I am writing this mail with deep
sorrow as saw your name on the file last 2weeks ago as the one of the
most beneficiary which did not receive their fund compensation valued
US$6.5millon which was supposed to been delivery to you, I wanted to
deliver the cash to your address but i later found out that is against
the law of this country to deliver such amount through delivery company 
but after the held on last Friday, the executive chairman of this
organization have finally instructed to wire the total USD $6.5 Million
to your bank account direct as easier solution for you to receive your
fund without any problem So I suppose to inform you since last Friday
that your total funds of USD$6.5 Million has been deposited to the
(UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA) to be transferred into your account direct
through electronically wire transfer. So I want you to contact the
director UBA BANK who is in charge to make the deposit direct to your
bank account in your residential city. Please try and contact the bank
manager today because he have assured me the possibility of wiring this
fund to your account via there electronically wire transfer method as
soon as you supply them your banking information where you want to
receive this fund. Right now they have been waiting to hear from you in
other to wire your fund as soon as possible.

 

Bellow is
the information they required from you as far as you want to receive
your fund, fill the information’s as listed bellow and forward to the
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA to affect immediate release of



your fund within this week.

 

Bank Name:..........

Bank Address:...............

A/c Number:...................

Routing Number:...............

Swift Code:.....................

Account Name:...................

Age/Sex:..................

Telephone number:..............

Fax Number:...................

A copy of your International Passport/driver silence:...................

Current occupation:.....................

Home Address:.....................

Amount to be receive: US$6.5 Million

 

Forward this information to the email bellow and the director in charge will reply to you as soon as



possible
and also let you know once you have received your fund in your account
so that I will know that your transaction has been done completely as
the promise.

 

CONTACT UBA BANK FOR YOUR OWNER WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND.

BANK NAME:UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.

EMAIL:( uba.onlinepostal.a2@superposta.com )

DIRECTOR,MR IFEATU ONEJEME PAUL

Tele; (+229) 9903-8191.

 

Do let me know immediately you contact the bank so that I will know what is going on.

Regards,



Mr. Adam Johnson the New Manager of (IMF)

E-mail Address: (mff_ederalminister@yahoo.fr)

Telephone Number 00229 9879 0663

From International monetary funds


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