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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 (LONDON - UK)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubawiretransfer@prepaidcreditubaofffice.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 13:04:51 +0100
Subject: Transfer of £3,500,000.00 (Bank to Bank Wire Transfer).

Attention: Beneficiary.

I write to inform you that it was resolved and agreed that your Long Unclaimed Funds worth total sum of (£3,500,000.00 Three Million Five Hundred GBP) would be released on a special method of payment. You will confirm your long unclaimed funds through BANK to BANK TRANSFER (T.T).

Please kindly send your (FULL NAME, CONTACT ADDRESS, BANK DETAILS, YOUR CELLPHONE NUMBER, COPY OF ID CARD AGE & OCCUPATION), to enable us credit your account immediately. Please call me right now on (+ 44 (745) 218-9125) for more details.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdallah Alshammari
Chairman, Director of Payment.
UBA Bank
3rd Floor 2-4 King Street,
London, SW1Y6Q United Kingdom.
Inheritance/Lotto Winners & Contract Payments.
Foreign Operation Department.
Office Line: + 44 - 207-766 -UBA
Office Fax : + 44 - 207-767 -UBA
Direct Telephone Number: + 44 (745) 218-9125

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