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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: "Mr. Adam Johnson" <officefile02@globomail.com>
Reply-To: imffederalminister19@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:44:16 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: REF/PAYMENT CODE: GBN/PHBPLC/06654/09 (USD $12.5MILLION)




ATTN, BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND:
 
REF/PAYMENT CODE: GBN/PHBPLC/06654/09 (USD $12.5MILLION)
 
DATE: 31/10/2011
 
My name is Mr. Adam Johnson, the new elected manager of International monetary funds (IMF) office Benin republic. I am writing this mail with deep sorrow as saw your name on the file last 2weeks ago as the one of the most beneficiary which did not receive their fund compensation valued US$12.5millon which suppose to been delivery to you, I wanted to deliver the cash to your address but i later found out that is against the law of this country to deliver such amount through delivery company  but after the held on last Friday, the executive chairman of this organization have finally instructed to wire the total USD $12.5 Million to your bank account direct as easier solution for you to receive your fund without any problem

So I suppose to inform you since last Friday that your total funds of USD$12.5 Million has been deposited to the (UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA) to be transferred into your account direct through electronically wire transfer.
    
So I want you to contact the director UBA BANK who is in charge to make the deposit direct to your bank account in your residential city. Please try and contact the bank manager today because he have assured me the possibility of wiring this fund to your account via there electronically wire transfer method as soon as you supply them your banking information where you want to receive this fund. Right now they have been waiting to hear from you in other to wire your fund as soon as possible.
 
Bellow is the information they required from you as far as you want to receive your fund, fill the information’s as listed bellow and forward to the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA to affect immediate release of your fund within this week.
 
Bank Name:..........
Bank Address:...............
A/c Number:...................
Routing Number:...............
Swift Code:.....................
Account Name:...................
Age/Sex:..................
Telephone number:..............
Fax Number:...................
A copy of your International Passport/driver silence:...................
Current occupation:.....................
Home Address:.....................
Amount to be receive: US$12.5 Million
 
Forward this information to the email bellow and the director in charge will reply to you as soon as possible and also let you know once you have received your fund in your account so that I will know that your transaction has been done completely as the promise.
 
CONTACT UBA BANK FOR YOUR OWNER WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND.

BANK NAME:UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.
EMAIL:(uba.onlinepostal55@superposta.com)
DIRECTOR,MR IFEATU ONEJEME PAUL
Tele; (+229) 9903-8191.
 
Do let me know immediately you contact the bank so that I will know what is going on.

Regards,
Mr. Adam Johnson the New Manager of (IMF)
E-mail Address: imffederalminister19@yahoo.fr
Telephone Number 00229 99 03 81 91
From International monetary funds

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