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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: "Uba GrOUP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chamscard@citromail.hu>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 02:53:23 -0800
Subject: Hello

Immediate Release Of Your Funds Worth US$10
Million.

Attention,

I am Mr. Akin Bola Manager
Access Bank Nig PLC , I am going by series of petition
received from International Body on the way your inheritance
contract fund was handled by our correspondence office the
Access Bank Nig Plc .After Extensive close door meeting
with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the
Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the
House of Rep , Federal Republic of Nigeria and the United
Nation.

It was Resolved and
Agreed upon that your Inheritance Contract Fund would be
released on a special method of payment , which tag Name
Reads VISA ATM CARD This method of payment is designed by
the Government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of
fund by Some Agencies. Either Through Anti Terrorist
Certificate or other certificates. This Visa ATM Card would
be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank
Requirement:

This office,
has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the
VISA ATM CARD .And that your inheritance payment file
should be passed to my desk for clarification .Upon
Certification that your file is ok. This noble Bank would
direct you on how to receive your over due inheritance fund
via VISA ATM CARD.

The VISA
ATM CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In the
light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish
this office with the following information if different
from the one we have above.

Full legal name:
Full contact
address:
Tell/Mobile no:
Copy of your Valid Identification:
Occupation:
Age/sex

This Information’s would be
used in opening of an account here . It’s from here that
the ATM would be used in issuance of The VISA ATM CARD in
your favor with the Visa card Number and all your
information inserted into the card. Upon completion of this
issuance of the VISA CARD, It would be send to you via
Courier to your residential Address.

Please confirm message well-granted and also
you’re advised to stop all communication with other
offices regarding your PAYMENT from Access Bank and note
that from the records in my file, the total amount you’re
to receive through ATM Card is (US$: 10 Million) which has
already approved by our new elected president Jonathan E.
Goodluck.

Kindly confirm
this message and get back to me as soon as possible or you
can call me on my phone number ; for better
understanding.

Thanks for
working with us and we Waite to hearing from you.

Congratulations


Manager,
Access Bank Nig, PLC
96/102, Broad `
Street,
PMB 12807,
Lagos-Nigeria.

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