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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. RAPHAEL ANDERSON" <beninpostoffice4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "DR. RAPHAEL ANDERSON" <mgram1482@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:03:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION : FUND OWNER,


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN WEST AFRICA.
OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01
ATTENTION :
FUND OWNER,


WE
HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
YOUR PAYMENT OF $2,9MILLION USD THROUGH MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER. YOU
HAVE TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S)
OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT.

UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT
PAYMENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER. THE BANK HAVE
ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH GRAM MONEY CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS
TRANSFER CENTER WILL SEND YOU A
MONEY GRAM MONEY PAYMENT INFORMATION WHICH YOU WILL USE TO PICK UP YOUR
MONEY IN ANY MONEY GRAM OFFICE
IN THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY AMOUNT IS $7,000 USD PER DAY. A TOTAL
OF $2,9MILLION USD AT A TIME . NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE
CARE OF YOUR FUND BY CONTACTING THE MONEY GRAM OFFICE TODAY. THIS IS A
SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED NOTION FORIGN TRANSFER.


SEND THEM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF  THE DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND:


(1). YOUR FULL NAME,
(2). YOUR COUNTRY,
(3). YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
(4). YOUR DIRECT OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS,
(5). MOBILE PHONE NUMBER,
(6). YOUR CORRECT HOME ADDRESS,
(7). YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION,
(8). YOUR WEEKLY/MONTHLY INCOME,
(9). YOUR AGE,
(10). YOUR NEXT OF KIN NAME,

CONTACT  MR. MICHAEL WRIGHT WITH THIS INFORMATION:


DR. RAPHAEL ANDERSON
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
UBA BANK BENIN REPUBLIC
TELL: (00229 98176992)

NOTE
THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT WHICH IS ( BLUE) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING MR. MICHAEL WRIGHT  ON THE TRANSFER CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. KINDLY NOTIFY (UBA BANK) IMMEDIATELY TO
CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS MASSAGE FROM THE U.B.A  BANK PLC.


HEAD OF WIRE TRSF DEPT
(UBA BANK) BENIN

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