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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: "Rev. Paul Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.paul_adams@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 16:09:39 +0100
Subject: Attention: Honourable Beneficiary,

>From the Desk of Rev Paul Adams
Director ATM CARD Department of
United Bank for Africa (UBA)
E mail: rev.paul_adams@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +234-8089-66-7451

Attention: Honourable Beneficiary,

Consequent to the reports and clamoring made to the World Bank and United Nation by some Foreign
contract beneficiary like you, to impose a sanction and close all fund transfer credit links in Government
of Nigeria and United Kingdom as a result of the non-payment of the contract and inheritance fund with
Government of United Kingdom in consonant with the incessant nefarious activities of some corrupt
Directors in their Governmental Institution, and Banks who engages themselves in the illicit act of
extorting illegitimate fees from foreign beneficiaries for their personal enrichment without transferring the
said approved inheritance fund to the beneficiary.

It was in view of this ugly development that the Secretary General of the United Nations MR. BAN KI-MOON
in his platform for dialogue and Facilitating Cooperation in the International Law ,International Security ,
Economic Development ,Social progress , human Right Achieving of World Peace, the World Bank
Delegates after a bilateral crucial meeting held on 10Th June 2011 with the President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, Dr GoodLuck Jonathan, Religious leaders and Human Right Renaissance Legion
unanimously set up the United Nations Emissary to study, verify and audit all the affected foreign
beneficiaries Payment file.

we were instructed to pay all our contractors and inheritance claimers of fund via ATM Master Card, as a
matter of facts your name appeared in our system here as one of the beneficiary.

We want to inform you that your pay ment verification and confirmations through ATM Master Card is
confirmed from our correspondent bank in UK (HSBC London UK).Therefore, we are happy to inform you
that the necessary arrangement has perfectly been concluded to deliver your ATM Master Card to your
designated address as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent.

However, it is our pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; 5301 2364 1205 6002 has been
approved and upgraded in your favour. Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number will be available as soon as
you confirm to us the receipt of your ATM Master Card in your possession. Well, the ATM Master Card
Value is $5.5Million USD Only, and you are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of US$10,000 Dollars
is permitted daily.

And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any ATM Card location nearest to you any
where in the world. We have also concluded the delivery arrangement with our accredited courier service
Company to oversee the delivery of your.p,pm n b b b ATM Master Card to your address without any further
delay.

So you are hereby advice to forward to this office the below needful information so that we can cross
check with the information we have here on the system on your favour to avoid any mistakes henceforth;
1. FULL NAME
2. FULL ADDRESS (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. PHONE AND FAX
4. YOUR AGE, SEX AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION attached
HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:

We will appreciate your urgent response concerning this matter.

Thanks for your understanding.

Yours Sincerely
Rev.Paul Adams
Director ATM CARD Department of
United Bank for Africa (UBA)
rev.paul_adams@yahoo.co.uk

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