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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 For Africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kennethnwafor@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:17:02 +0100
Subject: Your Fund......k

<HTML><BODY><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: olive; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS UBA HOUSE</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: olive; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">57 MARINA P.O. BOX 2406 LAGOS NIGERIA.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: olive; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">PHONE:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">+234 812 346 5780</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: olive; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">FAX:234 812 346 5780</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: olive; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">WEBSITE:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">WWW.UBAGROUP.COM</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Greetings,</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=xmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=xmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=xmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>My Name is Kenneth Nwafor the director cash processing unit, united bank for Africa {</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">UBA<SPAN style="COLOR: #222222">}.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=xmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>The international monetary fund </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(I.M.F.)<SPAN style="COLOR: #222222"> in conjunction with African Union </SPAN>(A.U)<SPAN style="COLOR: #222222"> has directed us to pay you Ten million five hundred thousand united state dollars (</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red">usd$10.500, 000.00</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #222222">) in cash through means of diplomatic courier service hand delivery.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=xmsonormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Take note:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> Three thousand united state dollars (</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">usd$3,000.00</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">) have been mapped out for all expenses in taxes and other documents that matters.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: green; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Therefore, do forward your Name, home address and direct phone number to this </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: teal; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">E-Mail: </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><A href="mailto:kennethnwafor@qq.com"><FONT color=#0000ff>kennethnw
afor@qq.com</FONT></A></S
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Do this </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">quickly so the delivery can be done because time is not in our side.<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128">Kenneth Nwafor</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128">Director cash processing unit</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128">United bank for Africa. (U.B.A).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0070c0; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">E-Mail:kennethnwafor234@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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