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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: George Henry <nucciadifranco@alice.it>
Reply-To: henrygeorge28@yahoo.com.au
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 19:46:36 +0100 (CET)
Subject: UNITED BANK OF AFRICA

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA BENIN
AGBOKOU STREET,COTONOU
P.M.B. 0127, AGBOKOU, COTONOU.

Hello,

Am George Henry, director cash processing unit, united bank for Africa [UBA
the only bank appointed by the O.A.U. Members
lead by President John Kuffor.

Because of the frauds going on in West Africa countries where some innocent
beneficiaries were asked to pay in advance before receiving their money owed to
them. The above Africa union held meeting in Benin republic and resolve to pay
all beneficiaries in cash through means of diplomatic courier service. We
receive your files from international monetary fund (I.M.F.) as one of the
beneficiaries.

Take note; ten thousand united state dollars (us$10,000) have been mapped out
for all expenses in sending the money to you
through genuine diplomatic courier service and how it was spent will be
detailed to you. Therefore, I want you to bear it in mind that your total fund
will be no more Ten million five hundred thousand united state dollars
($10,500,000.00) but Ten million four hundred and ninety thousand united state
dollars ($10,490,000.00).

We also received a security report that you paid the fraudsters who have been
deceiving you, telling you that they are going to send this money to you. Dear
as a senior banker, controlling this cash payment now, I advise you not to
waste your money by paying any body in advance again, and if you just follow my
instruction, you will receive your money in three days time.

Your fund will now be packaged in box and take to the diplomatic courier
service for immediate shipment, I will also send the picture of the box by
attachment to you to see how the money is packed, and I will send you more
mails to give you more information for you to know the genuineness of this
transaction.

Therefore, do forward your information to us for quick delivery because time is
not in our side.
NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
ADDRESS:
DIRECT PHONE:
OCCUPATION:
NEAREST AIRPORT:
A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE


All the documents will be sent to you if I am assured that you have stopped
sending money to those fraudsters.

Am waiting to hear from you with the required information of yours.

George Henry
director cash processing unit
united bank for Africa. (U.B.A).
Email;henrygeorge28@yahoo.com.au



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