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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: "JANET JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:52:12 +0200
Subject: DEAR CUSTOMER

DEAR CUSTOMER,
I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR COMPENSATION CHECK OF $1.8 Million WAS DIRECTED TO UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA TO TRANSFER IT THROUGH ONLINE BANKING TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

DO CONTACT THE UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA FOR THE TRANSFER.

HERE IS THE BANK CONTACT DETAILS

BANK NAME... UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

E-MAIL ........( ubabank@ubabank.org.uk.tc )

CONTACT PERSON....MICHAEL BOLINGO

DO CONTACT THEM FOR THE ONLINE BANKING.
REGARD
JANET JOHNSON

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