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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.VICTOR BROWN" <money.transfer2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: drvicbrown04@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 08:53:04 -0700
Subject: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR CONSIGNMENT CASH FUNDS

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS UBA HOUSE
57 MARINA P.O. BOX 2406 COTONOU BENIN


Greetings,


Am Dr.VICTOR BROWN, director cash processing unit, united bank for Africa
[UBA the only bank appointed by the A.U. Members lead by President Mohamed
Ould Abdel Aziz .Because of the frauds going on in West Africa countries
where some innocent beneficiaries were asked to pay in advance before
receiving their money owed to them.


The above Africa union held meeting in Benin and resolve to pay all
beneficiaries in cash through means of diplomatic courier service. We
receive your files from international monetary fund (I.M.F.) as one of the
beneficiaries.


Take note:Three thousand united state dollars (usd$3,000) have been mapped
out for all expenses in taxes and other doccumets that matters.Therefore,
I want you to bear it in mind that your total fund will not be One million
five hundred thousand united state dollars ($1.500,000.00) but One million
four hundred and ninety seven thousand united state dollars
($1.497,000.00).


If anybody tells you that he is paying you in bank draft or telegraphic
money transfer both western union and money gram, do not listen to him or
her because due to this frauds no international bank honors our remittance
instruction any more that is why we settled to pay in cash through
courier.We also received a security report that you paid the fraudsters
who have been deceiving you, telling you that they are going to send this
money to you.


Dear as a senior banker, controlling this cash payment now, I advise you
not to waste your money by paying any body in advance again except any
intrustion we give to you, and if you just follow my instruction,you will
receive your money in three days time.Your fund will now be packaged in
box and take to the diplomatic courier service for immediate shipment, I
will also send the picture of the box by attachment to you to see how the
money is packed, and I will send you more mails to give you more
information for you to know the genuineness of this transaction.


Therefore, do forward your home address and direct phone number to this
E-Mail( drvicbrown04@gmail.com )All the documents will be sent to you if I
am assured that you have stopped sending money to those fraudsters.Am
waiting to hear from you with the required information of yours.


Dr.VICTOR BROWN
Director cash processing unit
united bank for Africa. (U.B.A).
drvicbrown04@gmail.com


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