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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: "United Bank of Africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paymentalertt@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 15:09:41 +0100
Subject: Your payment info.

Dear Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

The previous message you got from us was directed to you based on the order from Office of the presidency (President of Benin Republic) after the intervention of the International Monetary Funds Agency (I.M.F) and the G8 Summit meeting headed last regarding the settlement of all Winning/ Inheritance funds to the Beneficiaries.

We have actually been authorized by the Honorable President of Benin Republic west Africa and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) secretary general to contact you for your overdue payment. This is the third time your Payment file has come to my table, and every time an Executive Order comes from the government ordering that your fund should be recalled back to the World Bank Escrow account, without any genuine reason.

Meanwhile, our Payment Settlement System (PSS) has received another permanent Authority/Irrevocable Release/Unconditional payments guarantee by the presidency to pay you off your Winning/ Inheritance Funds via ATM Visa Card.

Your ATM CARD is ready and here is your new Payment Reference No. 35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 7644 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, ATM Visa Card Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: 1114433, Secret Code No: XXTN013.

The reference numbers above will provide security to your funds and will guaranty a hitch free transaction. With the reference numbers above, you don't need any form of anti terrorist certificate from any Agency. You are covered from any form of harassment from FBI, IMF or Interpol.

We shall convey your ATM CARD to your address through a courier service. The delivery fee is $80 only. The moment you receive your ATM CARD, do get back to this office immediately to guide you through as you start to withdraw your funds. We work 24 hours for your services because of the time frame.

Send the $80 to the name below through western union money transfer or money gram. For security reasons, you are advise to call on the phone number below and give me the MTCN.

Name: Christ Amuzie
Country: Benin Republic
Text: Yes
Answer: Yes

Dr. Bernard Otti.
Director ATM Payment Department
Swift Card Consultants Payment Center.
(united bank of Africa (UBA)
Direct Office line: +229 98595126

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