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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: MINISTRY OF FINANCE <simon@feseq.com>
Reply-To: <mr.christophermoore@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:13:11 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT MANDATE

FROM OFFICE OF THE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)
FMT/UBA/ZUMEW/11/12.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

After series of meeting with Mr. President, Senates, House of Representatives, European Union Officials (EU) and United Nation delegates we have agreed to pay all beneficiaries through our Central Bank Escrow Reserve Account; Beneficiaries who has been deceived by our past government, offices and group of people. We notice that your name is among the people who has waited and applied every effort to receive your benefited fund in vain. We use this medium to inform you that we have been instructed by World Bank Committee to solve the problem legally with you and transfer your fund immediately.

According to the short listed names; your name appeared as one of the people to receive the first batch of their fund according to the instruction giving by International Monetary Fund (IMF) that every beneficiary must obtain CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY from the office of Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) which will legalize your own approved payment. And as soon as we receive such legal document in your name we shall transfer your approved payment into your account according to the instruction by International Monetary Fund (IMF).

After our meeting; we are surprise to inform you that we receive account information from one Rev. Lawrence R. Larson that you instructed him to receive your own approved fund on your behalf as your NEXT OF KIN with a report that you have an accident. He sent us email together with his account information's that he his ready to pay and obtain the CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY to secure the fund on your behalf. His owner with the account information below; do confirm the account details and update us immediately.

ACCOUNT NAME: Rev. Lawrence R. Larson, D.Th.
BANK NAME: Independent Bankers Bank of Florida.
BANK ADDRESS: Address: 615 Crescent Executive Court.
City: Lake Mary
State: Florida
Zip Code: 32746
Country: U.S.A.
ACCOUNT ABA #: 063111596
NO Swift Code.

Kindly furnish us with these information's below as a proof that we are dealing with the right person, and that you sent Rev. Lawrence R. Larson, to claim your fund as your NEXT OF KIN.

1).YOUR FULL NAME,
2).AGE
3).OCCUPATION
4). DIRECT TELEPHONE
5).YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS AND COPY OF YOUR I.D.

Contact them via email for easy and successfull transfer(unitedbankforafrica31@gmail.com)

We are really sorry for all you have passed through with our past government such as; Prof. Charles C. Soludo, former Central Bank Governor. Mr. Jim Ovia of Zenith Bank Plc, and Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri, former Chairman Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) all the fake UN officials and others.

Yours truly,
Mr. Olusegun .O. Aganga.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA).

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