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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: Miss Gladys Ahijo <gladysahijo1@globomail.com>
Reply-To: gladysahijo@globomail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:42:20 +0000
Subject: Re: Please read this message urgently as I await your immediate
response.



--
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA).
GENERAL WIRE COMPUTING DEPT.
KEY TESTED TELEX (KTT) WIRE & ATM SWIFT UNIT.

From The Desk Of Miss. Gladys Ahijo.

Personal and Confidential

Dear,
My name is Miss Gladys Ahijo. I am 26yrs old, just stated work with the
United Bank for Africa (UBA) as a Computer Scientist. My unit is in
charge of ATM Swift Card and Key Tested Telex (K.T.T) wire transfer
through bank to bank account (swift system). Several times in my
computer your name and fund payment has been appearing as pending but
for the fact that I would not like to sabotage the trust given to me to
be in this position, that was why I keep calm.

After a serious taught, I decided to contact you not minding the risk of
sending this message across to you, because these top officials of
these various banks can never tell you the truth about your money rather
allow you to spend and pay all you have without getting anything in
return. Now I am out to take this risk and make this transfer to your
ATM Visa Card or your designated bank account if you will promise me of
my Security, I will wire your fund without the knowledge of anybody or
any top official in the bank as soon as I wire this funds through (SWIFT
PROCESS), I will immediately run away from the bank and come up to meet
you in your country.

This is a mafia set-up of which I am ready to do now because I am not
ready to work here in Benin, West Africa for the rest of my life because
of the instability of this Country. The only instrument I need right now
is a new Release Hard Diskette (COMPUTERONIC KTT DRIVE 3000 STORAGE
FACILITY CAPACITOR 2009) which I will use to store all your
information`s. After storing all your information on this diskette, I
will immediately make the transfer. I will achieve this within 24
Banking hours. This is the only way you will get your payment. On
confirmation of the funds in your ATM Card or Bank Account, I will
destroy the diskette and the tracer code and run away immediately.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: I will want you to maintain absolute top secret till
you receive the fund, the Release Hard Diskette will cost you $395 only,
I will be at your mercy as soon you receive the fund so please do not
let me down as you receive the fund because if you disappoint me then I
will end up in jail. Note: I can only transfer the sum of 4.2 Million
United States Dollars from the UBA domiciliary account, please send me a
go ahead order immediately through my direct telephone +229-93477770,
email me: (gladysahijo@globomail.com). Reconfirm details below:

YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
YOUR COMPLETE PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
ATM CARD NUMBER:
NAME ON ATM CARD:
ISSUED BANK NAME:

or
YOUR BANK NAME:
YOUR ACCOUNT NAMES OR TITLE:
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS:
YOUR BANK ADDRESS:
YOUR BANK SWIFT CODE/ROUTINE NUMBER:

Yours Faithfully,
GLADYS AHIJO.

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