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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: "REV TONY JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cashandprocessingunit@freemail.hu>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:11:09 -0400
Subject: CONTACT THE BANK AT cashandprocessingunit@freemail.hu

REV FATHER TONY JOHNSON
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN

AGBOKOU STREET, COTONOUP.M.B. 0127, AGBOKOU, COTONOU
ATTN DEAR BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS REV TONY JOHNSON SHEDRACK, DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT,UNITED
BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED BY THE O.A.U MEMBERS LED
BY PRESIDENT JOHN KUFFOR. BECAUSE OF THE FRAUD GOING ON IN WEST AFRICA
COUNTRIES WHERE SOME INNOCENT BENEFICIARIES WERE ASK TO PAY IN ADVANCE
BEFORE RECEIVE THE 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 RECEIVED 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 DETAILS TO
YOU.THEREFORE, I WANT YOU TO BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND WILL BE
NO MORE ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
($11,500,000.00)BUT ELEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS

IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR
TELE-GRAPHIC MONEY TRANSFER BOTH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM, DO NOT LISTEN
TO HIM OR HER BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HONOURS OUR
REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION ANY MORE. THAT IS WHY WE SETTLED TO PAY IN CASH
THROUGH COURIER($11,490,000.00)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 PACKAGE INBOX 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, I WILL SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE
INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF
THIS TRANSACTION.THEREFORE, DO FORWARD FULL NAME, YOUR HOME ADDRESS AND
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER TOME FOR QUICK DELIVERY BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN OUR
SIDE. ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF i AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE
STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THAT FRAUDSTER.BUT GOD WILL SURELY JUDGE ALL OF
THEM WHO LIVE BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE
SAYS WHAT IT PROFITS A MAN IF YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL,
WHICH IS NOTHING.
REV TONY JOHNSON SHEDRACK DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA

(cashandprocessingunit@freemail.hu)

+2348105423759

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