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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: "BCEAO" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:15:50 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE PAYING BANK

Sir/Madam,

Based on the meeting held by all departmental head with branches in
West Africa which there was petitions against so many banks and other
governmental agencies which they claim of extortions of their money with
promise to help them receive their inheritance claim, contract claim,
willed funds and charity donation funds at the end, they will not get any
thing in return.

However, upon receiving these report from the world bank with instruction
to look into this, we then summoned a emergency meeting with all the
branches of the BCEAO which is the CENTRAL BANK GOVERNING all the
Francophone countries in West African that uses the same banking network
so as to see solution on this petition that will jeopardize the image of
the financial institution in all the countries petitioned.

Based on this, we appointed a team of banking auditors to look into files
and get back to us so, on this process your name was short listed as one
of the investors that have been weeping over your unpaid claims which has
not been paid for years of your pursuance of the claim. After finding out
that you have funds floating with a BANK IN COTE D’IVOIRE, we decided to
call for your file so as to enable us appoint a new bank that will handle
the transaction of your funds so as to avoid you failing into wrong hands
again. With this development, your file has been forwarded to UNITED BANK
FOR AFRICA- UBA-COTE D'IVOIRE for thesettlement of your funds. On this
note, we have raised the total sum of US$159,000,000.00 for the settlement
of funds whose names are on the payment schedule of which your name appeared
in the schedule.

However, you should be reaching the bank stated below, confirm to the
total amount you are expecting to receive, confirm the source of the
funds, whether your claim is inheritance, contract, willed funds, or
lottery so as to enable the guard you on how you should open account with
their bank as the only authorize bank to handle your file. You can reach
the bank with the information listed below:-

Paying bank : UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA - UBA
Direct Tel : +22545265095.
Contact person : DG: Guillaume Liby
Email : ubagroupabj-ci@africamail.com

While reaching the bank, confirm that the BCEAO directed you to reach them
for solution of the remittance of your funds into your account. Remember
from the meeting we held, we agreed that beneficiaries can receive their
claims through Key Tested Transfer or through Opening a Visa card account
Unit so as to enable their funds be credited into the visa card and then
the visa card shall be sent to them. However, the Visa card shall be
globalizing accessible visa card.

We will advice you to immediately get in-touch with the Mr. Nadou
Lawson-Body who is the director of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA-UBA-COTE D'IVOIRE
he will advice you on how to open an account to enable you receive your funds.

Sincerely,

Yédé Augustin N'GROH
Chief of Section, Administrative & Financial Service
BEAO-COTE D'IVOIRE.

Please refer to http://www.bceao.int for information (including mandatory
corporate particulars) on selected BCEAO branches in West Africa. This
e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are
not the intended recipient (or have received this (e-mail in error) please
notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorized
copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is
strictly forbidden.

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