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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: "Mr.Emmanuel Okoro" <"inagawa."@car.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Emmanuel Okoro" <info.ubabankplc1@groupmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:16:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day Dear Custom

United Bank For Africa Representative
Phone (+229) 98 45 12 86
Fax(+229) 99 53 47 51
Email:(info.ubabankplc1@groupmail.com)
TELEX: UBA BANK.
From United Bank for Africa Plc Benin.

Attn:Beneficiary

I am Mr.Emmanuel Okoro ,The new Accountant audit of UBA BANK Plc Benin and i am writing to notify you of a payment file containing your funds which has been issued out to you by the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Please indicate if you have received your compensation funds sum of ($10.5M) (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY),We have tried all our possible means to contact you since your Name and email were stated on the manifest list submitted by the world Bank external auditors but it failed and we want to know if you are still Alive, so that we can finalized this transaction once and for all

Finally, you have the opportunity to enjoy positive New life if you Corporate and follow the official instructions mandated for the processing Release of your fund worth Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only.Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send bellow Information for your transfer: as to enable us pay other eligible beneficiaries.


To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:

1) Your Full Name:
2) Your Full Address:
3) Your Contact Telephone and Fax No:
3) Your Profession, Age and Marital Status:
4) Any Valid Form of Your Identification/Driver's License:
5) Bank Name:
6) Bank Address:
7) Account Name:
8) Account Number:
9) Swift Code:
10) Routing Number:


As soon as we receive the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay. This notification email should be your confidential property to avoid impersonators claiming your fund. You are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Transfer directly from United Bank For Africa

We Look Forward To Serving You Better.

Mr.Emmanuel Okoro
Executive Officer,
United Bank For Africa

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