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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: INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT ATM UBA BANK <"www."@eos.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT ATM UBA BANK <unitedba44@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 07:20:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE:: WE COMMENCE THE DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND TO YOU
HOME ADDRESS AS SOON AS WE HEAR FROM YOU TODAY.


United Bank For Africa plc. Republic du Benin in West African State
Address: rue 7741 Unesvia Avenue Kotoungbe Cotonou
International Remittance Department funds Transfer Section.

Phone No: +229-9877-6631
E.mail: unitedba44@outlook.com

ATTENTION PLEASE::

This is to notify you that we have arranged your payment of $4.000,000.00
Four Million USD through swift card payment center Asia
pacific, this card
center will send to you by an ATM master card which you will use to
withdraw your
money in any ATM machine in any part of the world at the maximum rate
of $6,000.00 us dollars (Six Thousand United State Dollars) per day.
Therefore do not hesitate to contact United Bank For Africa {UBA Bank
Plc} and also re-confirm the following information as listed below:

1.YOUR FULL NAME: ____________________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS: ________________
3.YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER: __________
4.YOUR COUNTRY: ___________________
5.AGE AND SEX: ____________________

Mr. Richard Solomon CUSTOMER SERVICES DEPT ATM CARD INTERNATIONAL
SETTLEMENT,DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC.
Direct line: +229-9877-6631
The Bank has been mandated to issue out your payment and you have to
stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s)
to avoid any hitches in receiving your ATM Card. Note that because of
impostors, The Bank also issued you their code of conduct, which is
(1488) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the ATM card
center by using it as your subject.

Yours in Service.
Mr. Richard Solomon ATM CARD Manager
United Bank for Africa Republic du Benin
Telephone no: +229-9877-6631
E.mail: unitedba44@outlook.com
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT ATM UBA BANK

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