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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: "PAYMENT NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <steveubn@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13.48.14 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

From DR.WILLIAMS ADAM.
Director, International Payment Remittance
Bank for Africa (UBA)
UBA House,57 Marina, P.O.Box 3106.
Lagos-Nigeria
 
 
 
Attention Beneficiary,
 
     
 
                IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED (US$6.5MILLION)
 
 
It is my modest obligation to write you this letter in regards to the authorization of your owned payment through our most respected financial institution Bank for Africa (UBA). I am DR.WILLIAMS ADAM., the Director International Payment Remittance Bank for Africa.
 
However, the British Government,in conjunction with the U.S GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters, has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration, to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of the representative from FEDERAL RESERV BANK.
 
As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Winnings, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue Inheritance funds with immediate effect.
 
Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us, and your email is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this first  quarter payment term of the year 2012.  you are entitled to receive the sum of six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$6,500,000.00) the payment will come to you either by a Electronic Wire Transfer into your Designated bank Account.
 
 
Now, to enable us facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly Re-confirm below to receive your fund.
a) Your bank name
b) Bank address
c) Your account no
d) Routing no
e) Swift code
f) Beneficiary name
g) Phone/Mobile no
h) Address
i) International passport or Driven license.
 
Upon our receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will be program and process for release directly from United Bank for Africa (UBA).
Your prompt response to the above directive is highly imperative.
 
Yours Faithfully
DR.WILLIAMS ADAM.
Director, International Payment Remittance
United Bank for Africa (UBA)
 

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