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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: dr ifeatu dike <drifeatudike789@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:18:01 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attention Please.





UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)
Carrefour Des Trois Banques Avenue Pape Jean Paul II,
Cotonou, Benin Republic
Email: telex-dept@admin.in.th


Urgent Attention Please.

RELEASING OF YOUR ACCRUED INTEREST AND COMPENSATION VALUED US$2.7M VIA OUR ONGOING FOREIGN

DEBT REVIEW AND PAYMENT EXERCISE

I write to notify you officially about the meeting held on the 22nd day of September 2014,

following the petition received from United Nations Human Rights Commissions (UNHRC) and the

International Arbitration panel over the unnecessary protocols and delay in releasing

beneficiaries over due payments. The Finance Minister and the entire Board of Directors of

Ministry of Economy & Finance has stepped in to work out modalities for an amicable way of

making sure that every unclaimed fund is duly released to the beneficiaries without

subjecting them to unnecessary protocols. This is as a precondition of lifting the economic

sanction the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed on West African

Countries especially Benin Republic and Nigeria because of the activities of unscrupulous

elements operating in our various paying institutions, in order to redeem the image of West

Africa among the committee of Nations.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) found your email address amongst the 6

Scam Victims, listed to be compensated and I am happy to inform you that after due

verification on your payment file, a total sum of US$2.7Million was approved in your name and

to be released to you immediately through our ongoing Foreign Deby Review and Payment

Exercise. The approved payment is the overall Interest Accrued on your principal funds and

the compensation awarded to you by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the

long delay by various paying institutions in releasing your over due payment to you. You

should therefore indicate your preferred method of payment out of the options listed below.

1) DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER
2) DIPLOMATIC CASH DELIVERY
3) THROUGH ATM CARD

This special payment exercise is an intervention by our government and measure adopted to

checkmate the bureaucratic ineptitude and administrative bottleneck most beneficiaries have

suffered in the hands of our local bankers and their international allies. You are therefore

required to urgently contact this office via the above email address with reconfirmation of

your Personal data, including your current address and direct Telephone number to enable us

process and release your payment accordingly.

We sincerely apologize on behalf of the Finance Ministry for what you have gone through in

the hands of the unscrupulous elements. You can be assured that we are here now to monitor

the payment exercise and ensure that you receive your payment without further hitch.

Thanks as we look forward to receiving from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Ifeatu Onejeme
Executive Director Foreign Operations, Corporate & International Banking
United Bank for Africa (UBA)

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