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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 Plc (UBA)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubagrp2015@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 21:23:23 +0100
Subject: Payment Approval File No: FGN/NNPC/IMF/BATCH#9271000

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)
Foreign Operations Department,
Office Address: No 57, Marina, P. O. Box 2406,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Cable: MINDO
BANK Telex: MIBANK 28493, 28496, 28501
Tel: +234 (0) 902 311 30 73

Our Ref: Payment Approval File No: FGN/NNPC/IMF/BATCH#9271000 Reference Code: 20144 Amount: $3,500,000.00 USD

Attn: Fund Beneficiary.

This is to inform you that we received an immediate Payment Order from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executives, to release your outstanding payment sum of $3,500,000,00 USD (Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) within the next three (3) working days to you.

We have been mandated to settle every outstanding foreign debts, owned by the Federal government of Nigeria, on Contract payment, Inheritance payment and other external debts, including lotteries and compensation payments, which you are listed as a beneficiary in the payment schedule for this batch. This payment mandate came directly Mr. Jim Yong Kim. The President of The World Bank Headquarters, In Washington, D.C.,United States of America. Your name is on the payment list, based on established International debts report and financial statistics centralized database, verified by World Bank/IMF DG's, In collaboration with the Debt Management Office (DMO) of Nigeria. confirming the authenticity of your debt origination from Nigeria (West Africa). The money was approved to you and a payment approval certificate was also issued in your name, which makes you the legitimate beneficiary of the fund and the money is withdrawn from the Nigerian excess crude oil account, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corpor

We have been authorized to release the funds to you with immediate effect, So we urge you to reconfirm your claim information's, for verification's, to enable us process your payment immediately, So that you can receive your funds, within the next three (3) working days, as mandated.

1. Your Full Names..........
2. Your Resident Address..............
3. Your Cell/Phone Numbers.........

Contact me though this e-mail: [ ubagrp.remdept@hotmail.com] to enable us release the funds to you within 48-hours,as instructed by World Bank and IMF Executives. Expecting your immediate response.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Daniel Okeke,
The International Remittance Officer,
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)
Lagos, Nigeria.

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