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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: David Moore <undp123456789@yeah.net>
Reply-To: davidmoore009@yeah.net
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:56:01 -0400
Subject: We are waiting to hear from you



--
Greetings,

Am David Moore, director cash processing unit, united bank for Africa
[UBA the only bank appointed by the O.A.U. Members lead
by President John Kuffor.

Because of the frauds going on in West Africa countries where some
innocent beneficiaries were asked to pay in advance before
receiving their money owed to them.

The above Africa union held meeting in Nigeria and resolve 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; three thousand united state dollars (us$3,000) have been
mapped out for all expenses in taxes and other documents
that matters.

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 seven
thousand united state dollars ($1.497,000.00).

If anybody tells you that he is paying you in bank draft or telegraphic
money transfer both western union and money gram, do not listen to him
or her because due to this frauds no international bank honors our
remittance instruction any more 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.

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, and I will send you
more mails to give you more information for you to know the genuineness
of this transaction.

Therefore, do forward your home address and direct phone number to this
email : davidmoore009@yeah.net

All the documents will be sent to you if I am assured that you have
stopped sending money to those fraudsters.

Am waiting to hear from you with the required information of yours.

David Moore
Director cash processing unit
united bank for Africa. (U.B.A).
Email:davidmoore009@yeah.net

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