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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: AWO-OSAGIE <gui@rml138.com>
Reply-To: <mr.ugonwaghodoh@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 05:35:18 -0700
Subject: RE: HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT FROM NIGERIA GOVERNMENT? 104

Dear Sir/Madam,

YOUR INHERITANCE / CONTRACT FUNDS;

This is a peace of information to you, but please do not mentioned that i told you, There is an outstanding payment in your name from Nigeria Government.

Due to numerous fraudulent activities by some government officials, the new President elect Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari in the bid to curb incident of fraud has directed that all long overdue payment to be settled through this newly inaugurated special payment scheme. In this payment scheme, the President elect has designated United Bank for Africa (UBA) as the only authorized accredited paying bank to carry out this payment process to curb incidents of fraud. .

The beneficiaries that have applied for the release of their Inheritance / Contract funds from this scheme are listed below, and if you have not yet received your Inheritance / Contract payment from Nigeria Government, you are to contact this office immediately with your complete data for processing / release of your payment.


Mr. Rudolph A. Labatto (Mexico)
Mr. Ray Willock ( OHIA USA)
Mr. Bhatarathon Donsukkul (MEXICO)
Mr. S. Soltani (UNITED KINGDOM)
Mrs. Maud-Marie Lonnberg (GERMANY)
Mr. Russell J. Kuhn (USA)
Mr. Mr. Lars Hllberg (CANADA)
Mr. Isaiah R Rolle (BAHAMAS)
Mr. Hayet Fred J. (SPAIN)
Mr. Trent Palomino (CALIFORNIA,USA)
Mr. Alan Anderson (USA)
Mr. Tania W. Taper (UKRAIN)
Mr. Albert Epperly (CANADA)
Mr. Chen Sheng Wen (NORTH KOREA)
Dr. Williams Philips (UNITED KINGDOM)
Mr. Francisco N. Mico (USA)
Mrs. Desiree Brown (USA)

We look forward to being of greater service to you and your business.

Best Regards,
MR. ROLAND AWO-OSAGIE
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
UBA LOAN PRIVATE BANKING.

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