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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" <myoffice004@boonus.org>
Reply-To: juliusbenson0129@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:52:19 +0100
Subject: From the Desk of Julius K. Benson


From the Desk of Julius K. Benson
Director ATM CARD Department of
United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Attention: Beneficiary,

Sequel to the meeting with our newly elected president, Alhaji. Umaru Musa
Yaradua, and the World Bank President we were instructed to pay all our
contractors and inheritance claimers via ATM CARD, as a matter of facts your
name appeared in our system here as one of the beneficiary

We want to inform you that your payment verification and confirmations
through ATM CARD is confirmed from our correspondent bank in UK (HSBC London
UK).

Therefore, we are happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been
concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be
transparent.

However, it is our pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; 5301
2364 1205 6002 has been approved and upgraded in your favour.

Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number will be available as soon as you confirm
to us the receipt of your ATM CARD. The ATM Card Value is $10 Million USD
Only. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of US$20, 000.00 is
permitted daily.

And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any location
of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you any where in the world. We
have also concluded delivery arrangement with our accredited courier service
Company to oversee the delivery of the ATM Card to you without any further
delay.

So you are hereby advice to forward to this office your names in full and
your receiving mailing address and also your private telephone number for
easy communication to enable us proceed without any further delay.

We will appreciate your urgent response concerning this matter.

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours Sincerely
Julius K. Benson
Director ATM CARD Department of
United Bank for Africa (UBA)

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