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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: "UNITED BANK OF AFRICA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnmartins384@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:59:38 -0500
Subject: CONTACT HIM FOR YOUR ATM CARD

Good day,

You must act very urgently to this message. I am Rev. Thomas Dah from United Bank for Africa (UBA). It has been brought to our notice that your ATM master card package valued at US$5,903,850 we dispatched to you through FedEx has yet to be delivered to you due to immigration obstacles in the USA.

Your ATM Card package left our bank on December 17th, 2013, arrived at North Salt Lake in the United States on January 21th 2014 en-route to you, but was since being held in Florida Airport awaiting clearance. you have to contact Kelvin Andy to claim your card, please do not go to him to insult him nor disobey him, he have your ATM CARD and he will have to deliver it himself to your doorstep.

NOTE:CONGRATUALTION INADVANCE, AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU BECAUSE 2015 IS A BLESSING FOR YOU CAN'T YOU SEE, SO CONTACT MR RICHARD FOR YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY


Send to him the following:-
1. Your full name
2. Your physical address
3. Your house phone
4. Your cell phone

Agent contact:
FEDEX officer:KELVIN ANDY
Email:kelvinandy594@gmail.com



Mr.Kelvin Andy informed that you are only required to act urgently. So please hurry now as your package might incur demurrage if it stays more than 3 days

Thank you,
Best Regards,
Rev. Thomas Dah,
United Bank for Africa (UBA)

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