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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 david ben <davidben445@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 02:56:38 +1300
Subject: Welcome To United Bank For Africa



Welcome To United Bank For Africa (UBA)
Head Office UBA House, 57 Marina,
spoof.( davidben445@gmail.com )
Phone +229 99521189,

Attention Dear,

Happy new year to you and your family, this is to inform you that the
management of UBA bank Money Gram office has concluded and approved to
send your fund the total sum of $10.5 Million United States Dollar
through money gram remitting office the instruction was giving from
the office of International Monitoring fund (IMF) in the person of
Mr.Karim Barhoumi IMF Resident Representative for Benin Republic.

And base on our transfer scheduled you will be receiving your fund at
the rate of $10,500.00 daily until your fund is completely paid to
you, and due to mix up of names you advice to reconfirm your personal
information for proper verification to avoid sending your money to
wrong person.

Below are the required information your are to reconfirm today so that
by tomorrow you will start receiving your installment payment of
$10,500.00 daily.

1. Full Name:
2. Country:
3. Address:
4. Phone No. :
5. Attach copy of your valid for identification.

Note that you can only be required to send the sum of $96 been our
official transfer charge.I will be looking forward to hear from you so
that I will give you the names and address where to send the $96 which
is the only money required from you to receive your fund from this
office.

Final, please if you are not the real owner of this email address then
do not reply to this bank and disregards the email okay.

Best Regards
mr david ben
UBA bank money office

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