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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: "THERESA DICKSON CEO" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:25:52 +0700
Subject: YOUR $10 MILLIONS PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED SIGNED BY BARRACK OBAMA/ MR. BAN KI MOON OF UN

FROM THE DESK OF: THERESA DICKSON
VICE EXECUTIVE MANAGER,UBA Bank Of AFRICA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
# 1 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 8TH FLOOR
NEW YORK,NY10020
CABLES: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.
TELEGRAM: (UBA BANK)
Email :theresadickson@cc.tc
TEL:+1-516-502-3951
Attn: BENEFICIARY,
On behalf of the entire members and staffs of the UBA Bank of Africa (PNC) (UBA) and the President of United State Barrack Obama, we sincerely apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences that we might have indulge you through. During the last financial records/audits conducted after the last quarter in the year 2009 by the United Bank for Africa (UBA) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), the Senate House and the Accountant General of the Federation, on outstanding contract Compensation payments of which the government is incurring deficit, I am mandated to make this acknowledgment officially to you by the powers imposed on me by President of United Nation (UN). The contract was executed under a legitimate arrangement with the federal government without full payment at the initial time by Mr. Williams’s contractor who executed the contract valid at $10 million USD.
In the contract Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), it was revealed, at the source, that your name is penciled to receive the balance if the contract sum of $10million dollars through Bank to Bank wire transfer or All Time Money Card (ATM) Card directly into your bank account/ ATM Card and the payment slip will be issue to you through fax marching or via attachment for your confirmation in United State. Your payment will be effected, processed and paid in full by the UBA Group New York. Respond to this notification.
FOR RE-CONFIRMATION AND PAYMENT PURPOSE, KINDLY FORWARD THE FOLLOWING:
1: Beneficiary Name............
2: Beneficiary address............
3: Beneficiary Telephone No........
4: Beneficiary Fax NO...............
5: Beneficiary Bank...........
6: Bank Address...............
7: Bank Telephone NO.............
8: Bank Fax NO......................
9: Account NO........................
10: Routing No.......................
11: Amount in Words...............
12: Contract Amount...................
As soon as the above information are received, your payment will be Made available to you through RemmitanceDepartment (UBA BANK) in transfer, which will hit your account in 24hours. Note that the ATM card has to be loaded by us with the contract sum before the delivery of the card will be made to you by DHL to your home address once you chose the ATM card payment.
Your urgent response to this email will help facilitate the onward conclusion of this transaction without and further delays. Finally kindly get back to me via my email address :(theresadickson@cc.tc) so that we can proceed immediately.
ASAP.
Yours,
Sincerely Theresa Dickson VICE MD/CEO
Managing Director/Chief Executive.
United Bank Of Africa (UBA) MFR.
Email :theresadickson@cc.tc
 

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