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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: "mrs.vivian douglas" <baliokun@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "mrs.vivian douglas" <inforbankuba@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:47:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTCAT REV DR. VICTOR CHRISTIAN

Before I commence I will like to Introduce myself to you,
my name is Rev Dr Victor Christian the new director officer
of UBA bank Benin  Republic Plc West Africa, my dear, I want
to use this opportunity to inform you that I am now the
director and it have not been a month now, so I went through
the scheme of work of this honourable bank and find  that
your name and your fund valued $4.8 million dollars was here
for six months. 
  
So it amaze me so much and then I went to the office of IMF
office Benin and reported this to them to know what is their
aim and they told me that bank former director  Favour Okeke
was the one that curse all this he collect money for peoples
and then refuse to wired their fund to them, so my dear the
Lord I serve will not allow such to happen here in my seat,
so I hereby to declare to you now to get us your full
information so that your fund will be wired into your
account immediately ok without wasting time, I do not like
betraying people and no one will do such to me. Below are
our contact information
  
contact REV DR. VICTOR CHRISTIAN
Your are free to call us @((+22968650255
This is what we needed from you now so that your fund will
be wired through this bank immediately, 
  
Your account number======== 
Name of bank=========== 
Bank address============ 
Bank user name==========
Routing number==========
Home address============
Copy of id============== 
Your phone number========== 
Your occupation ============ 
  
Once you forward this to this bank, I assure you that you
are to receive your fund within 74hrs okay, you can call 
with  this line (+22968650255
Thanks and remain bless, my regards to your family. 

mrs.vivian douglas

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