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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: Mrs Rose Obinna <do.santomauro@alice.it>
Reply-To: u.bankplc62@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:46:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject:

This is to officially inform you that an Inter-Switch ATM Card with a fund
worth
($685,000.00 USD) Six Hundred And Eighty Five Thousand US Dollars only has
been accredited in your favor by UBA Bank Of Benin plc in conjunction with
world
bank (I.M.F) Your Personal Identification Numberare ATM-
4918691859180912. The
ATM Card has a daily withdrawal limit of $5,000 USD per Day. Contact
with your
details as shown below:

Names:....................
Age:................
Tel:...........................
Occupation:........
Address:................
Country:....................
Contact email: u.bankplc62@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely,
Executive Director
Dr. Peter William
Tell:+229 99487052

This email and any attachments to it contain information that is
confidential
and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended
recipient
(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of
distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information
contained
in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received
this
email in error, please return it to the sender and delete the email
from your
records.
Mrs Rose Obinna
FROM UBA Bank Of Benin plc

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