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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: "UBA" <unitedbankforafrica@unitedbankforafrica.org>
Reply-To: <unitedbankofafrica.ktt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:53:36 +0800
Subject: DELIVERY NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF
Dir, Foreign Exchange/Remittance Dept
United Bank of Africa (UBA)
Email: unitedbankofafrica.ktt@gmail.com

Attn:Beneficiary,

How are you doing?THE INTERNATIONAL COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE has deposited your full compensation fund through our firm and we are to pay you in dollars but we would want to confirm from you if you indeed in any way sent this two gentle men namely Erg. Peter Wall, an American AND Barr. Edem Edem to represent you and sign on your behalf all your original release order documents for the release of your fund,The below account was presented by them for the wire transfer.

Larry Wickline,
Wickline Sales Company, an Oklahoma Corporation
Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., Tulsa, Oklahoma,
SWIFT address BAOKUS44, account name: Wickline Sales Company,
account number 8082752036;

The US$2.5 million was approved and is now waiting to be released into a designated bank account,,And there is no way we can effect the transfer into the account brought by these two gentle men without confirming from you first to avoid any wrong transfer. we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center and you are to receive your compensation fund through master ATM CARD which will enable you to withdraw your fund in any ATM MACHINE around the world. please get back to us (ASAP) and reconfirm your information to us
Your Full Name:
Address:
Postal Code:
Phone number:
Fax:
Occupation:

Regards,

Dr. Kenneth Adams

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