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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: "United Bank for Africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drtonywilliams00210@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:35:28 -0800
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Dear Friend,

Please read this letter with utmost confidentiality and good understanding. My name is prins musa. I am 36 yrs old, just stated work with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) SA as a Computer Scientist. My unit is in charge of Key Tested Telex (K.T.T) Wire transfer through bank to bank account (Swift System) and ATM Swift Card. 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 Designated Bank Account or ATM Swift Card 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 Master Release Hard Diskette (COMPUTERONIC KTT DRIVE 3000 STORAGE FACILITY CAPACITOR 2009) / Strong Random Pin Generator, Serial Data IMSI, ICCID 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, also I can help you generate your ATM Swift Card Pin Code and Activate your ATM Swift Card with a Software called Strong Random Pin Generator, Serial Data IMSI, ICCID. This is the only way you will get your payment. On confirmation of the funds in your ATM Swift 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 new Master Release Hard Diskette (COMPUTERONIC KTT DRIVE 3000 STORAGE FACILITY CAPACITOR 2009) / Strong Random Pin Generator, Serial Data IMSI, ICCID will cost you $295 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 Official Email address:(drtonywilliams00210@yahoo.com reply true this email adress. (drtonywilliams00210@yahoo.com )

(1) Bank Name: .............................. ............................
(2) Account Name: .............................. ........................
(3) Account Number: .............................. .....................
(4) Bank Address: .............................. .........................
(5) Swift Code / Routing Number: .............................. ...

or

(1) Card Holder Names: .............................. ...........
(2) Issuing Bank: .............................. .....................
(3) Type of Swift Card:......................... ...................
(4) Card Number: .............................. ....................
(5) Expiring Date: .............................. ....................

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Tony Williams
United Bank for Africa (UBA) SA

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