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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: ROLAND AMAECHI <rolandamaechii@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <rolandamaechi@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 08:07:21 +0100
Subject: TO YOUR KIND ATTENTION TREAT AS CONFIDENTIAL

TO YOUR KIND ATTENTION:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please consider this message as secrete, confidential and treat it as very urgent as you can if possible.

My names are Roland Amaechi, the Legal/Litigation Officer of the United Bank for Africa Plc. My office address is located at #57 Marina Street, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria, been the Head office of the Bank.

I was made to understand that, you are one of the Foreign beneficiaries whose out standing payments were lodged into a none resident US dollars U-Direct account pending the activation and validation of such account before you could have an uninterupted access to the account to transfer your funds through UBA Inter-Switch Transfers platform electronically gradually by yourself and unconditionally.

I was also made to understand that the reason(s) why the activation and validation of your account has been delayed is because you have not been able to tender the following documents which are very necessary as required by the bank possibly because you don't have them:

1. Your payment clean bill certificate (CBC)
2. Your current utility bill
3. Copy of your Identification

I am sincerely offering you my legal assistance under mining my office to help you procure a cover up letter from the Federal Ministry of Justice claiming that you lost these documents in the hands of the lawyer handling your claims who died in an auto crash three years ago believing that, at least you can provide your identification because, I know it will cost you much to procure such documents.

I will also help you secure an Irrevocable Order from the Supreme Court of Justice of Federal Republic of Nigeria mandating or forcing the United Bank Management to release your funds without any more delay as soon as the cover up letter for your utility bill and your payment clean bill clearance certificate is tendered.

If you are willing, urgently confirm the following information to me:

1. Your name
2. Address
3. Total amount
4. Is your payment inheritance or contract?

I assure you that by Monday, you will be happy to access your account and transfer your funds and I will be expecting your appreciation of my assistance.

Regards,

Roland Amaechi
The Legal/Litigation Officer
United Bank for africa Plc.

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