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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: "InterPol Headquarters, United Kingdom" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.garry@post.ro>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:26:18 -0700
Subject: Attention: From InterPol Headquarters, United Kingdom.

Dear Friend

This message is from the United Kingdom InterPol Office.

This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated by the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with some Imposters from Nigeria.

You are advise to seize your communication with those people in Nigeria, they are not with your funds, they are only collecting money from you for their own benefit, but we are very glad to bring to your notice that your funds has been moved to the United Bank for Africa (UBA PLC).

The Chairman of InterPol and some other Top Officials in US and UK held a meeting concerning the Internet Scam and from our finding, we notice that 65% of the Internet scam are from Nigeria, so we have tag some Banks in Nigeria to be a Fraudelent Bank.

The US Government and Uk Officials has concluded that all payment should be made through United Bank for Africa (UBA PLC) but every beneficiary has to contact the bank with their Fund Identification Code : FIC-446013..........Get intouch with the United Bank for Africa on the below stated contact for your funds.

Bank Director: Mr. Nicolas Daniel
Bank Name: United Bank for Africa ( UBA NIG).
Address: Plot 707, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Tel: +234-802-4060-8134
E-mail: mr.garry@post.ro

Your $5,000,000.00USD has been deposited with the United Bank for Africa, once you contact the bank above with your Fund Identification Code, they will quickly proceed and release your funds to you, and also make sure you seize your communication with any other bank from Nigeria, you are only permitted to deal with the Bank you are directed to above.

You are advise to stay away from any other office different from the United Bank for Africa (UBA PLC), it is only the United Bank for Africa that can pay you the funds, since they are the mandated bank.

Congratulation !!!
Yours Faithfully
Mr. Anthony D. Loehnis
From: InterPol Headquarters, United Kingdom

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