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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. ROY Martin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leninleivamr.morio@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 16:48:47 +0100
Subject: Your fund 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
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.
 
YOU ARE ADVISE TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS : leninleivamr.morio@yahoo.com.hk
 
Your earliest response to this matter is very important.
Regards,
MR. ROY Martin
New Executive Manager Director
Fund Transfer Department
United Bank For Africa (UBA).



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