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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. INNOCENT ISAAC" <uafrica710@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: ubabankafricca001@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:23:02 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF REV. INNOCENT ISAAC DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)


AGBOKOU STREET, COTONOU
P.M.B. 0127, AGBOKOU, COTONOU
DATE JULLY. 2013

REVEREND FATHER INNOCENT ISAAC
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
PHONE NUMBER::+234/816/7769/478
EMAIL::::::(ubabankafricca001@yahoo.es)

I AM REV. INNOCENT ISAAC DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT,UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA [UBA] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED BY THE 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 RECEIVING THE MONEY OWED
TO THEM. THE ABOVE AFRICA UNION HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND
RESOLVED TO PAY ALL BENEFICIARIES IN CASH THROUGH MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC
COURIER SERVICE. WE RECEIVE 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 ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00) BUT ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED
AND NINETY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($1,490,000.00). IF ANY BODY
TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR TELE-GRAFIC MONEY
TRANSFER BOTH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM, DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM OR HER
BECAUSE OF THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HONOURS OUR REMITTANCE
INSTRUCTION ANYMORE. THAT IS WHY WE SETTLED TO PAY IN CASH THROUGH
COURIER. 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 BE PACKAGED 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 THOSE FRAUDSTER . BUT GOD WILL SURELY JUDGE ALL
OF THEM WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN IF
YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL, WHICH IS NOTHING.

I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OF YOURS.

REV. INNOCENT ISAAC
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
PHONE NUMBER::+234/816/7769/478
EMAIL::::::(ubabankafricca001@yahoo.es)

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