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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: "TONY ELUMELU" <pay-departmentn@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: www.ubaoffcebak101@live.com
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:52:53 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE:TREAT AS URGENT 566!


FROM THE DESK OF: TONY ELUMELU
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)
TEL: 9143634700


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 :(www.ubaoffcebak101@live.com) so that
we can proceed immediately.



ASAP.

Yours,
Sincerely Tony O.Elumelu MD/CEO
Managing Director/Chief Executive.
United Bank Of Africa (UBA) MFR.
Phone : 9143634700
Email : www.ubabnk.org@gmail.com




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