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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: "Approved Fund" <mailmailorgorg66@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 01:18:38 -1000
Subject: Attn: 8/11/2013

Attn:
Be informed that union Bank Plc have received official
confirmation from the Remittance Authorities in your country
that you are eligible to receive the approved of sum as the
legally approved bonafide beneficiary. The Funds has been
officially assigned to you as the new entitled/ bonafide
beneficiary

Particularly.It is important to educate you regarding our
esteemed available methods of payment. As the approved
bonafide owner of the Funds you reserve the singular right
to know our preferred Method of Payment before we can
officially move ahead with the processes of actualizing the
final release of your fund.

After the Executive Council meeting held yesterday with
other Financial institution and Inline with Union Bank
Financial Regulation,today the deed was approved by the
International Foreign Exchange Control Unit under the Order
reference 59X 1X VOL 191 RGD Executive Express Approval and
Censorship of the Financial Regulation,under SECTION 15
Paragraph 11 ARTICLE 19 (A)of the enable ACT of 1998 hereby
Approved The Payment Order.

During the meeting It was also agreed that your fund would
be release to you on a special method of payment Tag name
read swift credit card, This card center will send you an
ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your fund in an ATM
MACHINE in any part of the world, the maximum you can
withdraw is ($2,000.00-$3,000.00) Thousand Us Dollars per
transaction until you make the whole withdrawal. You are
advise to forward the below information.

(1) Your Full Name
(2)Address where you want the payment center to send your
ATM CARD.
(3) Phone And Fax Number.

We shall be expecting to receive the above information and
you have to stop any further communication with anybody or
office apart from this office. On this regards, do not
hesitate to contact me for more details and direction.

Best Regards.

Mr Fidelix Uche
ATM Card Logistic Units



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