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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: "Dr. James Brand " <westernunion.nigeria595@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedbafrica113@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 08:54:36 +0100
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT NOTICE FROM UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN REP.


UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN REP
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS UBA HOUSE
57 MARINA P.O. BOX 2406 COTONOU BENIN

Greetings,

Am Dr. James Brand Director Cash Processing Unit, United Bank For Africa
[UBA the only bank appointed by the A.U. Members lead by President Mohamed
Ould Abdel Aziz, Because of the frauds going on in West Africa countries
where some innocent beneficiaries were asked to pay in advance before
receiving their money owed to them.

The above Africa union held meeting in Benin Republic and resolve to pay
all beneficiaries in cash through means of diplomatic courier service. We
receive your files from international monetary fund (I.M.F.) as one of the
beneficiaries.

I want you to bear it in mind that your total fund is ($5,500,000.00) and
it has been packaged sealed and stamped, no one has the right any more to
touch your fund until it gets to you as it has been packaged.

If anybody tells you that he is paying you in bank draft or telegraphic
money transfer both western union and money gram, do not listen to him or
her because due to this frauds no international bank honors our remittance
instruction any more that is why we settled to pay in cash through courier.
We also received a security report that you paid the fraudsters who have
been deceiving you, telling you that they are going to send this money to
you.

My Dear Friend, as a senior banker, controlling these cash payments now, I
advise you not to waste your money by paying any body in advance again
accept any instruction we give to you, and if you just follow my
instruction, you will receive your money in two days’ time from now. Your
fund is now been packaged and sealed in cosignment box and take to the
diplomatic courier service for immediate shipment, I will also send the
picture of the cosignment box by attachment to you to see how the money is
packed, and I will send you more mails to give you more information for you
to know the genuineness of this transaction.

Mind you that the only money you are required to pay is $295 being for the
Yellow Tag at the international airport here before the diplomat agent will
leave with your consignment direct to your door step and hand it over to
you..

Therefore, do forward your home address and direct phone number to this
E-Mail: (unitedbafrica113@gmail.com) All the documents will be sent to you
if I am assured that you have stopped further communication and sending
money to those fraudsters.

Am waiting to hear from you with the required information of yours.

Dr. James Brand
Director Cash Processing Unit
United Bank For Africa. (U.B.A).

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