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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: ATM Department OFFICE <atmoffice488@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: ATM Department OFFICE <atmofficeuba@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:43:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT OF $4.5 MILLION USA DOLLARS.


 Dear Valued Customer,
 
The management of United Bank for Africa wishes to inform you that your outstanding Compensation funds valued of $4.5 Million USA Dollars have been approved for release from the Ministry of Finance Benin Republic in alliance with United Nations Debt Review Panel. UBA ATM master card payment will be issuing to you under the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BRANCH HERE. The Card Centre will be sending your ATM Card which you will use to withdraw your money from any ATM Machine or banks in any part of the World.
 
You will be allowed to withdraw a maximum of $18,000.00 Eighteen Thousand United States Dollars per day.
 
So be advice to contact our ATM Department with this information below so that they will send the card to you in your address.
 
Contact Person: Michael Obi
E-mail Address: ( atmofficeuba@superposta.com )
Telephone Number: +229 68552468
 
You are to reconfirm to us your delivery contact address where you want your ATM Card to be send in your favour to above e-mail address. You are advice to provide the following information.
 
Full Name:
Telephone Numbers:
Contact address:
Occupations:
Nationality:
Residing Country:
Age:
Sex:
 
We wait to receive the information from you. Once our bank receives your delivery address, we will affect the delivery of your ATM Card to you without any further delay.
 
Best Regards.
Dr. Samuel Rodriguez
Foreign Remittance Manager
United Bank for Africa Master Card Department.
atmofficeuba@superposta.com
+229 68552466.

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