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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: "UBA Bank Plc" <ccbenin@ubagroup.com>
Reply-To: ww.file1@qq.com
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 07:49:25 -0200
Subject: (MT103 =?iso-8859-1?Q?SWIFT=AE_Transfer?=) Payment $10.7M
Remitted/Your ACCT#




File:UBA Global Bank for Africa Plc
TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE OF US$10.7 MILLION TRANSFER.

Dear Customer:

The United Bank For Africa controlling department controlling of the
security transfer CODE which is (BA/200/105/09), the Authentication
section code of this bank concludes the verification of your file. After
going through all the documents of claim received by this department with
justification and verification from the global strategy Benin, we are
completely satisfied and you have been confirmed.

The UBA Bank concerning wire transfers of your funds. Your letter has been
referred to the (FIU) Legal Division for Funds (US$10.7 Million Dollars)
Transferred code. (BA/200/105/09). We are satisfied using Electronic Wire
Transfer or Swift Wire Transfer and the rights and liabilities of using of
electronic and Swift fund transfer systems are defined by the Electronic
Fund Transfer Act.. The regulation, however, which implements this
statute, 12 C.F.R. Part 205, Regulation E. specifically states that its
provisions are inapplicable to a situation such we must ensure your Funds
Transferred to your destination Bank Account between 10 hours.

Considering the volume of your payment, it is right for us to seek for the
approval of some money regulatory Boards here in Benin before we can carry
out the Transfer of an amount of such magnitude to anybody, otherwise any
such transfer will be stopped by the Financial Service Authorities and the
International Monetary Fund, since your Transfer is Electronic Transfer is
almost activated with our bank and the only thing holding the final
activation of your Account are Electronic wire transfer and Approval
Document charges from the concerned Authorities here in Benin Rep, and for
that reason,it is mandatory to pay the international wire transfer charges
for the transfer and to obtain the necessary document that will enable the
final activation of your Funds.

In respect the Electronic wire Transfer and Approval Documents charges
remains the only thing holding your transfer. [BANK B] under section 47-4A
302 of UBA Bank Benin law, a depository institution which wire transfers
funds may not deduct any fees for handling the wire transfer from the
amount of money which is to be transferred to your provided Bank Account.

The fastest Wire Transfer is Electronic Transfer which only takes just 3
hours to reflect in Account, and Swift Wire transfer takes 5 hours to
remit.

You are require to get back to me if you are pleased with the Banking
rules to issue you information where to send the needed charges for your
Funds ($10.7 Million) Wire Transfer processing to commence as soon as
possible.

This law is stated according to section-35 And-36 of the banking sector
interaction realm of our constitution and the outside world. Based on
article of association and memorandum of association, the Chase
controlling agency of Benin and your happiness suits our stand and we will
make sure that your fund is fully endorsed to your bank account as soon as
you have comprehended with our instructions.

NB: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE BENIN REP GOVERNMENT IN
ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS.


(Designated bank account details for Electronic Transfer to avoid mistake
or should in case you created a new account)


Bank Name and Address
Account Number:
Account Name:
Routing Number:
Occupation:
Mobile Phone:
ID/Passport/Driven license:

If at any time you have questions, concerns or comments, please contact us
as we strive to ensure that you will always receive a prompt and courteous
attention.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.David Mark

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of UBA Bank Plc
And Director of United Bank for Africa

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