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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.Fred Edwards" <"wwww."@ninus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Fred Edwards" <info.ubabankgroup12@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 12:21:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: Dear respected

Attn: Dear respected

After extensive close door meeting with board of directors and other stake
holders in the government including sub committees of the house of assembly and
the house of

representatives federal republic of Benin republic.

It was resolved and agreed upon that your fund would be released on a special
method of payment, you are hereby notified that your inheritance/contract
payment of

Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars $3.5 m has been
approved to be made to you through UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA ATM VISA CARD. This
method of

payment is designed by the government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage
of fund by some agencies. either through anti terrorist certificate or other

certificates. This swift credit card would be issued to you as soon as you
respond to this email

This bank has been mandated to take charge of the issuance of the swift credit
card and your payment file should be passed to my desk for clarification. Upon

certification that your payment file is ok, this office will direct you on how
to receive your over due fund via ATM swift credit card.

you are required to furnish this office with the following information to
enable us commence action in processing and programming your due funds into the
swift credit

card for dispatch to your address for your use in making daily withdrawal at
the maximum of $10,000.00 per day

Your full name:
Address:
Next of kin name and your date of birth:
Your telephone number:

The ATM card would be issued in your favor, and all your information will be
inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the credit card, it
would be

send to you together with the access pin number via courier to your residential
address.

Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.

THANKS,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Mr.Fred Edwards
Director foreign operation
ATM Card Department
Uba Bank Plc of Benin republic

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