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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: uba bank plc <"www."@cocoa.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: uba bank plc <ubabankplc1@web.co.zw>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:05:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: very urgent and important

Uba Bank Plc Online Banking Department
Address:. ACI 2000 - Imm SIPROVET - Hamdallaye
BP E 566 - Bamako - Benin Republic
Phone: +22998408934



IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

This is the 3rd time i am sending this notification letter in regard of your ATM Master Card valued sum of $ 9.5 Million us dollars and i have not received any positive response from you or making a suggestion on how you wish to receive your ATM Card. Once again; I am MR MARK DAVIS, the new director ATM Head of Operation UBA Bank Plc, I resumed office on the 3rd of January,2017 and during my official research I discovered an ATM Master card valued sum of $ 9.5 Million usd belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.

I tried to know why this card has not been released to you but I was told by the Union management that the former director ATM head of operation who left this office four months ago withhold your card for his own personal use without knowing that his evil plans towards diverting your fund will be discovered.

Now that your ATM Master card is still available and ready for collection, you are therefore advice to come down to our bank to pick up your card direct from the office or alternatively it can be ship to your address through any registered & reliable courier service company whereby you will take care of the courier fee, hope it is clear and accepted by you?

I do not know the courier cost of shipping the card to you but if you permit me and accept the terms, then I can make an inquiry from the courier shipping company to find out the cost,in that case you are required to forward to me your address where the parcel will be deliver to enable me find out the shipping cost to your location.

Your direct telephone number and address will be needed and more details of your ATM card payment will be made known to you as soon as I receive your swift positive response.

YOUR FULL NAMES;..........................................
YOUR ADDRESS:...............................................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER;....................................
CELL PHONE NUMBER;......................................
AGE;...................................................................
SEX:...................................................................
YOUR OCCUPATION / POSITION HELD;.............

Do not hesitate to call me as soon as you read this mail.

Thanks for your co-operation and i await your kind & positive response.

Yours Faithfully,
MR MARK DAVIS.
+22998408934

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