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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 DR FRANCIS MOORE <merquiano@oi.com.br>
Reply-To: ubabankplcafrica@inbox.lv
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:02:33 +0100
Subject: Contact Uba Bank Director Rev DR FRANCIS MOORE

Hello dear beneficiary,

Before I commence I will like to explain myself to you, my name is Rev
Dr FRANCIS MOORE the new director officer of UBA BANK Benin Republic
Plc West African, my dear, I want to use this opportunity to inform
you that I was now the director and it have not been a month now, so I
went through the scheme of work of this honourable bank and find out
that your name and your fund valued US$4.8,Million USA Dollars was
here for six months.

So it amaze me so much and then I went to the office of IMF Benin and
reported this to them to know what is their aim and they told me that
former director of UBA BANK TONY JOHNSON was the one that curse all
this he collected money from peoples and then refuse to wired their
fund to them, so my dear the Lord I serve will not allow such to
happen here in my seat, so I hereby to declare to you now to get us
your full information so that your fund will be wired into your
account
immediately ok without wasting time, I do not like betraying people
and no one will do such to me.
This is what we needed from you now so that your fund will be wired
through this bank immediately, E-MAIL ADDESS (
ubabankplcafrica@inbox.lv )

Your account number........
Name of bank..............
Bank address..............
Bank user name............
Routing number............
Home address .............
Copy of id................
Your phone number.........
Your occupation
Your country.......

Once you forward this to this bank I assure you that you are to
receive your fund with 48hrs ok, if your are able to call me am free
call this line +229 686 743 55.
Thanks and remain bless, my regards to your family.
REV DR FRANCIS MOORE

Contact Uba Bank Director REV DR FRANCIS MOORE

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