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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: Sales <sales@e-globaltek.com>
Reply-To: unionbankbeninpl@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 10:45:28 -0800
Subject: TRANSACTION ALERT



UNION BANK BENIN PL C
PLOT 136, ADEOLA ODEKU
VICTORIA ISLAND, COTONOU- BENIN

RE:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF INHERITANCE FUND CLAIMS.
DEAR FUND’S BENEFICIARY,

This email notification is coming direct to you from the Desk of Union Bank PLC {B E N I N} Auditors Department, we are presently supervising all contract payments, inheritance, winning funds and Compensation Payment that were originated from West Africa Government, During the Verification your email contact was found in the central computer among the list of unpaid beneficiaries that have not yet received their overdue Payment of US$3.8Million Dollars approved by Federal Ministry of Finance among the list of UN-paid beneficiaries.

We have to update your information by contacting you through this email for your immediate confirmation response back to us without delay. Your overdue payment worth the total sum of $3,800,000.00 USD (Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand dollars only)in your name for immediate payment, We have moved your funds down to the United State of American on 5th of September 2013 to American First Credit Union Bank.

With this, you can easily receive your overdue Payment of US$3.8Million Dollars without any more hindrance or delays as the government of West African here is stopping this transaction not to go through because the money is huge amount of money US$3.8Million Dollars{Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars} that is why after the meeting held by the Executive Board and Senate Committee Members of this Bank, we decided to forward this Fund's down to United State - America First Credit Union for an easy payment to you.

Contact the bank now so they could complete this payment to you at once also make sure that you comply with them alright, note that this is the best we could offer for your lost hope to be restored back once more so that everyone will have rest of mind over this transaction. Below is theinformation they require from you;

You full name-------------
Home Address-----------------------
Country-USA----------------------
Bank-----------------------------
Account number --------------
Routing no-------------------------
Swift Code-------------------------
Your Mobile phone number----------------
Office and Home phone number----------------
A scan copy of your identity----------------

Once again; remember indicate your transaction Code to them which is (UN-2B4) that is the transaction code number we have given to them for you regarding the funds. So

take note that they will request for the transaction code from you.

Person to contact: Mr. Paul Derita
Office: America First Credit Union
Address: 1344 West 4675 South Riverdale,
E-mail: americafirst.creditunion5@yahoo.it
We look forward to your email response once your Fund has been completely transferred to yourAccount by the America First Credit Union Bank as programmed.

Yours Sincerely

Grace iLemba
Union Bank Pl c Benin
E-mail: unionbankbeninpl@gmail.com
Tel:00{+229}992 109 41


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