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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: MRSANITA OKOROS ECO BANK PLC <infomrsanita99@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:44:01 +0100
Subject: DO YOU SEND THIS PERSON TO CLAIM YOUR PAYMENT ??????

FROM THE DESK OF MRS ANITA ADAMS
International Operations/Foreign funds
Debt Reconciliation/Payment
ECOBANK UGANDA
Private email: mukadu@outlook.com

DO YOU SEND THIS LADY TO CLAIM YOUR PAYMENT?????

Your Over Due Inheritance/Contract /Winning Funds Of $10.5M Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars This is to notify you that your over due
Inheritance/Contract /Wining Funds has
been gazette to be Released, via key telex transfer (KTT) direct wire transfer
to you by the Senate house committee for foreign over due fund transfer.
Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be
your sister and that you asked her to represent you. Here are her in formations,



Name: Mrs. Joy Anderson
Bank Name: The Commerce Bank
Bank Address: 1837, Richmond av.
Staten Island, New York
Account Number: 7920507852,
Routing No: 026-013-673,
Swift Code: CBNAUS33


Kindly reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this woman
is from you so that the ECOBANK UGANDA will not be held responsible
for paying into the wrong account name.
Ministry of Finance and the Senate House committee for foreign over
due fund, to pay all foreign Over due Inheritance/Contract /Wining
funds to respective original beneficiaries.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said
Mrs. Joy Anderson, if we do not hear from you within the next seven
working days from today.


IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO FILL AND
SEND THIS INFORMATION'S FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND
WILL BE CREDITED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY MORE DELAY. and reply only to this
email: mukadu@outlook.com

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:...............................................................

2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBIL NO:..............................................

3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:........................

4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:.........................

5) WORKING ID? I/INT'L PASSPORT:.........................................



Your Sincerely,
MRS ANITA ADAMS
International Operations/Foreign funds
Debt Reconciliation/Payment
ECOBANK UGANDA
REPLY ONLY TO THIS EMAIL: mukadu@outlook.com

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