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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 Tony Johnson" <revhubertjimmy2@r7.com>
Reply-To: revtjohnson1@r7.com
Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 00:00:41 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN
AGBOKOU STREET, COTONOU
P.M.B. 0127, AGBOKOU, COTONOU

ATTN DEAR BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS REV TONY JOHNSON, DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT,UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA [UBA] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED BY THE O.A.U MEMBERS LED BY PRESIDENT
JOHN KUFFOR. BECAUSE OF THE FRAUD GOING ON IN WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES WHERE
SOME INNOCENT BENEFICIARIES WERE ASK TO PAY IN ADVANCE BEFORE RECEIVE THE
MONEY OWED TO THEM. THE ABOVE AFRICA UNION HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC
AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL BENEFICIARIES IN CASH THROUGH MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC
COURIER SERVICE.


WE RECEIVED YOUR FILES FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (I.M.F) AS ONE OF
THE BENEFICIARIES. TAKE NOTE; TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS US$10,000)
HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL EXPENSES IN SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU THROUGH
GENUINE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT WAS SPENT WILL BE
DETAILS TO YOU. THEREFORE, I WANT YOU TO BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOUR TOTAL
FUND WILL BE NO MORE FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS
($5,500,000.00) BUT FIVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS


IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR TELE-GRAPHIC
MONEY TRANSFER BOTH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM, DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM OR
HER
BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HON OURS OUR REMITTANCE
INSTRUCTION ANY MORE. THAT IS WHY WE SETTLED TO PAY IN CASH THROUGH
COURIER
($5,490,000.00)


WE ALSO RECEIVED A SECURITY REPORT THAT YOU PAID THE FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE
BEEN DECEIVING YOU, TELLING YOU THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THIS MONEY TO
YOU.DEAR, AS A SENIOR BANKER, CONTROLLING THIS CASH PAYMENT NOW, I ADVISE
YOU NOT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING ANY BODY IN ADVANCE AGAIN, AND IF
YOU JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION, YOU WILL RECEIVE
YOUR MONEY IN THREE DAYS TIME.


YOUR FUND WILL NOW PACKAGE IN BOX AND TAKE TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER
SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT, I WILL ALSO SEND THE PICTURE OF THE BOX BY
ATTACHMENT TO YOU TO SEE HOW THE MONEY IS PACKED, I WILL SEND YOU MORE
MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOU
TO KNOW
THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION. THEREFORE, DO FORWARD YOUR HOME ADDRESS
AND DIRECT PHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR QUICK DELIVERY BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN
OUR
SIDE. ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE
STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THAT FRAUDSTER. BUT GOD WILL SURELY JUDGE ALL OF
THEM WHO LIVE BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT IT PROFITS A MAN IF YOU GAIN
THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL, WHICH IS NOTHING.

REV TONY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
Email:::::: ( revtjohnson@r7.com)
Customer Care Service Call +234-8187-209-992

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