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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. X" <mark@shihlun.com.tw>
Reply-To: officialmessage0011@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 09:56:05 +0100
Subject:

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
LAGOS CENTRAL OFFICE.
ADDRESS: 57 MARINA, STREET, LAGOS
STATE. NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-1-4758102, FAX 01-26661113.
Website: www.ubagroup.com

Attention: ,

RE YOUR (US$27,300,000.00) PAYMENT CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY.

In our office today,was the presence of One Mr. John T. Kehoe of
122Fitch Way, acramento,CA.USA 95864 filing application contrary to
your pending fund transfer. The above mentioned person visited this
Bank yesterday with a power of attorney given in his favor by your
good self, granting him the benefit to process and claim your
inheritance of $27,000,000.00 (Twenty Seven Million United States
Dollars Only) for personal reasons. He further Stated that the online
account will be terminated while the fund should be wired into his
below stated bank account.


Bank account with Bank Of America,
Account Number # 12908576457
Routing Number# 121000358.

Our office have ask Mr. John T. Kehoe to return back to the Bank
within 48hours to enable us have a personal confirmation from you
being hitherto the beneficiary.We are sorry to have delayed your
instruction in giving out this fund since we must adhere to the modus
operandi of this honorable bank by making sure this request is
verified and confirmed by the beneficiary and his existing attorney.
Your confirmation to the above will be appreciated. We look forward to
hear from you soon.Reply to this Email: officialmessage0011@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Onari Duke.
Zonal Directou UBA Bank

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