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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: Atm Card Center <amakafd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office.posts111@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:33:00 +0100
Subject: Hello and Congratulations!!!

Hello and Congratulations!!!

This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our 1 day meeting held between
the U.S Department of Homeland security Washington DC, U.N International
Financial Investigation Unit and the Association of Better Business Bureau
to compensate all scam victims in Africa. Upon due verification, we have
jointly approved the sum of US$1.5m (One million, Five hundred thousand
United States Dollars) for every confirmed victim. Your E-mail address was
selected through a just concluded random computer ballot system, and you
were among the few selected beneficiaries to be compensated at this year
2016 compensation program.

Furthermore, adequate arrangement has been put in place for your approved
payment to be remitted to you via issuance of a Platinum Visa Debit Card
that can be accessible at any inter-switch cash machine anywhere in the
world.

Finally; for the purpose of proper verification of your claims, it is
imperative that you furnish us with the following of your details necessary
to process release/remittance of your payment:

Your Full Name(s):
Your Direct Telephone Number:
Contact Address( For Your Visa Card Delivery)
Age:
Profession:
Photocopy of any I.D you may have:


You are expected to forward the above information to the Authorized Payment
Center in Nigeria below:


Paying Bank: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA Plc.

Contact Person: JOHN YAKUBU

E-mail: office.posts111@gmail.com

Phone:+ 234 908 640 316


You are advised to contact the above bank immediately with your information
to enable your fund processed and released to you within the stipulated
time frame.

Cordially,

Joan Clos.
For:
Executive Director, United Nations Compensation Commission.

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