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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.albert" <aprad74@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: rev.alberttonyjohnson19@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:07:55 +0100
Subject: attention dear esteemed customer,


attention dear esteemed customer,

i am rev.albert tony johnson, 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 tot hem. 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.takenote; 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 one million five hundred thousand united state dollars($1,500,000.00)
but one million four hundred and ninety thousand united state dollars
($1,490,000.00).

if any body tells you that he is paying you in bank draft or tel-graphic
money transfer both  western union  or money gram, do not listen to him
or her because due to this fraud no international bank honors our
remittance instruction any more. that is why we settled to pay in cash
through courier .

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 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, 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 your home address and direct phone number to me 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 those fraudster. but god will surely judge all of them who
lives by cheating. my bible says what does it profit a man if you gain the
whole world but loose your soul, which is nothing. i am waiting to hear
from you with the required information of yours.

rev.albert tony johnson
e-mail:(rev.alberttonyjohnson19@yahoo.com

director cash processing unit

united bank for  africa

 

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