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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 Leo Agumber" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infodrleoagumber@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:35:46 -0300
Subject: INFORMATION..

Attn: Beneficiary
 
UNITED NATIONS PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
 
 
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL HAS APPROVED TO PAY YOU PART PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND VALUED OF $9.7 MILLION.
 
 
 
THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
DO HEREBY GIVE THIS IRREVOCABLE APPROVAL ORDER WITH THIS RELEASE CODE: GNC/3480/08/17 IN YOUR FAVOR FOR YOUR CONTRACT ENTITLEMENT AND YOUR INHERITANCE FUND WHICH YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YET, NOW IT WAS APPROVED BY THE WORLD BANK, THAT YOU’RE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND SHOULD BE RELEASED THROUGH CAPITAL ONE BANK. SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO PRESENT ANY OF YOUR CHOICE, ON HOW YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND, EITHER BY ATM CARD OR WIRE TRANSFER, SO IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSFER YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER OF
YOU’RE FUND WITH OUT DELAY.
 
 
 
ABOVE.NOW YOUR NEW PAYMENT, UNITED NATIONS APPROVAL NO; UN5685P, WHITE HOUSE APPROVED NO: WH44CV, REFERENCE NO.-3455432 ALLOCATION NO: 566433 PASSWORD NO: 445334, PIN CODE NO: 33454 AND YOUR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT PAYMENT NO: 453, RELEASED CODE NO: 213345; SECRET CODE NO: XXTN00817,
 
 
 
HAVING RECEIVED THESE VITAL PAYMENT NUMBER, THEREFORE YOU ARE QUALIFIED NOW TO RECEIVED AND CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT WITH CAPITAL ONE BANK HERE IN U.S.A, IMMEDIATELY WITHIN THE NEXT 72HRS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DEAL AND COMMUNICATE ONLY WITH MR. GABRIEL UTE, TELEX DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL ONE BANK, WITH THE HELP OF MONITORY TEAM FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NEW YORK WHICH IS OUR OFFICIAL REMITTING BANK, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT MATTERS IN UNITED NATIONS, IT HAS LOOK UP TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUND. SO CONTACT: MR. GABRIEL UTE FOR IMMEDIATE DIRECTION ON HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/AWARD WINNING CLAIM, BE INFORMED THAT YOU
ARE TO FORWARD YOUR BANKING INFORMATION AS STATED BELLOW .
 
 
 
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK NAME:
6) BANK ADDRESS:
7) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
8) ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE NO:
9) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
10) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:
 
 
 
 
 
NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH MR. GABRIEL UTE IS (UNX117), YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL
BANKING INFORMATION TO MR. GABRIEL UTE TO ENABLE HIM DIRECT YOU TO CAPITAL ONE BANK,
 
CONTACT PERSON: MR.GABRIEL UTE
POSITION: TELEX DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL ONE BANK
Email: mrgabrieluteifo@emailn.de
PHONE NUMBER:209 565 6362
 
 
 
Yours truly,
DR. LEO AGUMBER
(Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And Inheritance fund
Payment Notification from United Nations And American Government.)
APPROVED

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