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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: "Mr.fred namadi" <elio.antonelli@alice.it>
Reply-To: paymen-t.file@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 03:23:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GOOD MORNING



U'B'A-BANK PLC, FOREIGN

REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
(Carrefour des trois Banques Avenue

Pape Jean Paul II,)
( Cotonou , Republic Du Benin
Telephone: (+22962 18 30 36

We the UBA Bank, believed that you

received the previous message we

sent to you in regard to your

transaction in our custody, so don't

be ignorant of the truth if you want

to receive your fund because the

word truth helps/guide you through

and that is only thing that can last

because that is where you can see

real means to receive your fund,

remember that U'B'A Bank is the Apex

Bank of all commercial Banks here in

Benin Republic we are only one that

in charge of your $2.5Million United

State Dollar so stop dealing with

whom ever is attempting to deceive

you about receiving your fund from

any other office apart from this

bank and this is warning to you if

you want to listen for this last

time.

Meanwhile all I can advise you here

is for you never modified the full-

blooded to avoid making mistake that

will put you in regret and to match

this last advise in this very your

long over due payment which is still

with UBA Bank and don't fail victim

in preach of wrong people. They

preached an uncompromising, Christ

full-blooded truth is what I want to

tell you now that the $70 is only

fee that is holding your fund in

this bank which is the transfer

covering fee. But if you are not

interested in receiving your fund

them make it open and send a latter

of declaration there really was such

a thing as the offense of the

international transfer that you can

not be able to raise $70 which was

even reduce to $70 by the government

to help compensation you. The $70

fee is an ultimatum, So don’t be a

call to rebels to lay down what is

already close to you although you

can not see it but it is close if

you give it a chance meanwhile don’t

use a corrupted minds
of sinful men to judge this because

this is real and I can swear to that

because your fund is confide under

my care as direct and I am personal

taken care of Foreign Remittance

Department which best reason why I

am writing you personal.

So we anticipate your co-operation

and regret any inconvenience this

might cause you and promise that the

release of your fund into your

account will commence as soon as the

$70 are been paid just give this

bank 4hr to confirm your fund into

your account, I have send you this

email before and again I want to let

you know that been ignorance of

truth will never make you to know

the truth because this is full-

blooded although I know it might

sound very difficult for you to

believe but just try to give this a

chance and see what I am telling you

because the $70 is obligation fee

and I will advice you to only comply

so that you will be able to reap the

benefit of your fund from this bank.

So know the word truth and believe

me that you will never regret from

it.

And still warning you to take this

life time opportunity and will

advise you to take advantage of it,

before it will become too late for

consideration because all you need

for this is only $70. Note, the

money should be sending through

Western union money transfer network

instructed to the below info.

PAYMENT DETAILS:

RECEIVERS NAME:- JOHN OBA
CITY : COTONUE
COUNTRY : BENIN REPUBLIC
AMOUNT : US$70.00 USD
TEXT QUESTION : GOD
TEXT ANSWER : BLESS

Don't keep us waiting for your own

good because you have less limited

time from today to receive your

fund.

For More information please call me

via Telephone No: (+229)-62 18 30

36 if you need my further

assistance.

Thank you and We Looking forward to

hear from you soon.
sincerely
Charles Michael
Contact Email Reply
Foreign Remittance Department
U'B'A BANK PLC
Republic Du Benin.





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