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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: "ROY Martin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officedept403@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 04:03:17 -0600
Subject: ONLINE BANK WIRE TRANSFER

United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Plot 487, Abogo Largema Street,
Off Constitution Avenue,
Central Business District,
West Africa Abuja Nigeria


ONLINE BANK WIRE TRANSFER


The Remittance of Your Outstanding Fund $25.5 Million US Dollars To
Your Personal Bank Account: I believe you are alive and doing well to
be reading this important and urgent E-mail from the sub-regional
office of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) , I am writing you this
mail with urgent concern to officially inform you that our GPS Network
Server System (GPS NSS) recently detected an unknown Fund Transfer
Payment File system


(FTP File) valued at $25.5 Million US Dollars, after our investigation
on the FTP file we discovered your name and data information on the
file confirming you as the Payment Receiver so we presented the FTP
file to the World Bank and Department of Europe sub-region, so
therefore we have now been authorized to wire this fund directly to
your Personal Bank Account because your Fund Transfer Payment file
was officially

cleared with a Bill of Clean Sheet as your name and data information
was clearly verified on the FTP file that was detected by our GPS
NSS.We also wish to inform you that a Domiciliary Account must be
opened for you here in this our bank where your fund must be lodged in
before it is properly processed for our Online Bank Transfer, so you
are also requested to fill out the Account Opening Form as requested
bellow, REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR NEW ACCOUNT (Non residential
account)


Your First Name:
Your Middle Name:
Your Last Name:
Your Address:
City:
Country:
Your Occupation:
Marital Status:
Date of Birth:
Next of Kin:
Tel Number:
Mobile Number:

Private E-mail:



Finally, do bear in mind that once we confirm the requested
information above from you we shall effect your Fund Transfer within
24hrs immediately. Thank you for your understanding as we hope to hear
from you soon.


Regards,
MR. ROY Martin
New Executive Manager Director
Fund Transfer Department
United Bank For Africa (UBA).

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