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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Smith Daye" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubabancqforafrica@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:26:06 -0700
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE!!

This is the only opportunity you have to claim your approved fund from Africa after IMF and United Nation Meeting Today and am here to make sure that this transfer is well done As instruction by FBI because the formal F.B.I director have stop working there, The new F.B.I Director Mr. James B comment that your fund will be transfer into your bank account as soon as you pay $120.00. For Signing of deposited Certificate on your behalf, so I want you to urgently contact the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA immediately and ask them to send you the information which you will use to send them $120.For the signing of your full approved payment document file

UBA MANAGER... MR.KEVIN ADAM.
EMAIL= ubabancqforafrica@gmail.com
PHONE NUMBER +2348039369706.

I will call you for more information.
Mrs. Smith Daye.
Phone: +2348063086153.
E-mail: mrssmithdayeg@gmail.com

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