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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: "Bukola Saraki" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubatmpaymentoffice@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 15:55:32 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT

FROM OFFICE OF SENATE PRESIDENT
OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

Attn:

I the new Senate President ,Federal Republic of Nigeria Bukola Saraki(GCFR )and the Governor of Central Bank Of Nigeria , Mr. Godwin
Emefiele in Conjunction with the the new President Muhammadu BuhariBoard Of Directors , Sen., SN.Anyanwu held a meeting yesterday
concerning your inheritance funds of $10.5m.You are legally contacted from this office


You are therefore advice to contact: Dr.Matooq Saad Bakoosh of UBA BANK EMAIL:ubatmpaymentoffice@qq.com,to collect your original ATM VISA
CARD and access code. call him on phone now with this Tel Number:+2349094641304,Fax +234-1-6290583 let him know that you got
mail from my office

THE STATED BELOW INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR SWIFT PROCESSING OF THIS PAYMENT

1. YOUR NAME:...
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
3. YOUR TELEPHONE....
4. AGE........
5. SEX:....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION ...............
7. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY............


NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming calls and emails , if we still find out that you are still dealing
with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating you for years , I shall stop and cancel your payment immediately . Best Regards

Bukola Saraki
senate president
federal government of nigeria

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