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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: "MR.DAVID JEFF POLAK" <mapellimariabambina@alice.it>
Reply-To: dipfrankmodi@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 10:07:44 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLEASE YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED

FROM THE DESK OF MR.DAVID JEFF POLAK.
DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA
BANK PLC FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
WEST AFRICA.OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01 .

PLEASE YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED :

ATM MASTER CARD OWNER,WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN
MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $6.2 MILLION USD THROUGH ATM CARD .
YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON'S OR OFFICE'S
OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE IN AFRICA TO AVOID ANY HITCH IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM
CARD PAYMENT, BANK MANAGEMENT HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATON FOR YOUR SWIFT
PAYMENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED
YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD CENTER
WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY
ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS
$20,000USD PER DAY. A TOTAL OF $20,000USD AT A TIME . NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE
CARE
OF YOUR FUND DELIVERY BY CONTACTING THE DHL DELIVERY SERVICE. THIS IS A SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY IN USA.

KINDLY CONTACT THE DHL DIPLOMAT WHO IS IN POSITION TO DELIVER YOUR ATM
MASTER
CARD TO YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD TO DIPLOMAT FRANK MORDI YOUR
PERSONAL
INFORMATION AS STATED BELOW:

FULL NAME:==
HOME ADDRESS:==
COUNTRY:==
TELEPHONE NUMBER:==
NEAREST AIRPORT===

FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT OF THE ATM MASTER CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS.CONTACT DIPLOMAT
FRANK MORDI THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT DHL SERVICE EMAIL :( dipfrankmodi@gmail.com
)
PLEASE CALL HIM TELE :(+229) 988-038-59.FOR THE IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT OF YOUR
CARD .

NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT WHICH IS (ATM-33XZS )SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING
THE DIPLOMAT USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.BEAR IN MIND THAT YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE
OF YOUR
CARD DELIVERY CHARGE AND INSURANCE FEE ($1,200 Dollars.) AND THIS IS THE ONLY
FEE YOU
HAVE TO PAY AND NO MORE FEES TILL YOUR ATM CARD IS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR STEP.

SEND THE FEE THROUGH MONEY GRAM IN FAVOR OF DHL CASHIER'S INFO BELOW,

Receiver Name: OSCAR EZE
City: Cotonou
Country: Benin Republic
Question: God ?
Answer: Saves
Amount: $1,200.00 Dollars .
Reference Number_________

The transfer ( REFERENCE NUMBER SCANNED) must be forwarded for easy receive
and
immediate procurement of your package license number for easy waver to your
address.

THE DIPLOMAT WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND DO NOT
FORGET
TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR FULL INFORMATION TO HELP EFFECT YOUR DELIVERY PROPERLY.

REGARD'S

MR.DAVID JEFF POLAK (UBA BANK) .

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