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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: "Troy Gray" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <troygray79@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:22:40 +0530
Subject: PAYMENT BY TRANSFER THROUGH OUR BANK

MONEY GRAM TRANSFER AGENT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICAN (U.B.A)
Attention:Scam Victim
 
PAYMENT BY TRANSFER THROUGH OUR BANK
 
You are welcome to the Money Gram Transfer Office, The reparation committee instructed that the total sum ($200,000,00 Dollars only) shall be transferred to you via our transfer service ( money Gram transfer) and due to our transfer schedules, we agreed to be
transferring $5,000.00 Dollars to you per day until the subject fund ($200,000.00 dollars) is completed paid to you based on our agreement with the Board of United Bank For Africa (U.B.A) and federal ministry of finance & reparation committee.
Meanwhile, we have already remitted the first payment of $5,000.00 dollars to your name and you are required to go and get it with this Reference Number.
Here is the information of the first payment we remits to your name today but the Reference Number will remain on hold for security reason until you send us our transfer charges of$190.dollars before you can pick up your money; you can track the Reference Number & SENDER NAME with Money Gram web site below for confirmation.
https://secure.moneygram.com/track
Refrence: 6923 1415
Last Name: Ojadi
Amount sent $5,000
get back to me as soon as you receive this email from us.  kindly call me +2348122701639
 
Troy Gray
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICAN (U.B.A)

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