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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: "Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <union_b-plc.ng@wss-id.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:23:12 -0700
Subject: Your Remittances Release Order Of Your Fund? Online???

 
>From ;Directors Of Union Bank/Operations
Union Bank Intel of Debts Settlement
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Headquarters
2, 36 8, Marina Street Lagos Island
Lagos- Nigeria.
Telephone Number  234 8082630351
23 Sept 2014
Attention
 
Your Remittances, Order is highly ready regard to your fund therefore LINK to  http://spleng.com/yahoochika/Update%20Your%20Email%20Account.htm to open then login your E mail And Password  online  to view your Remittances, Order then  you can transfer your fund from online to your account immediately just follow my instructions to you it cost  nothing  get back to me.Soon you Login your mail rogercottenie616@hotmail.com  ) with your password on  the site  then it will open and you will view all regard to your fund  $13.5M then transfer all to your privte account instantly
 
Yours faithfully, 
Mr Peter  Smith
 

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