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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: william <"www."@salsa.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: william <africardcenter03@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:17:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent Attention Please



(GROUPE UBA BANK) Benin Republic.
UBA-BENIN­REPUBLIC
Avenue Jean-Paul II - 08 BP 0879 - Cotonou - Bénin
Phone: (+229)68037529
Email: (africardcenter01@gmail.com)

Urgent Attention Please,

Having review all the obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of your fund US$7.3Million and your inability to meet up with some charges levied against you due to the past transfer options, We the Board of Directors UBA BANK has ordered our Foreign Payment Remittance Unit to issue out an ATM Master Card where your payment will be uploaded. Foreign Payment Remittance Unit alerted that your ATM Master Card has been uploaded, and also have registered it with DHL Courier Company for your information.

The delivery charges has been paid and they supposed to have shipped your ATM Master Card as package but they insisted that you must re-confirm to them your current delivery address to ensure accurate Delivery.

YOUR ATM MASTER CARD DETAILS:-, you should not allow third party to gain access to this information’s, is for your ATM Card safety. ATM Card Number: (5412750123450987) Security Pin Code: 1989 ATM Card value is: $7.300,000.00 USD Withdrawal per day: $7,000 US DOLLARS Personal Identification: 822 Expiration Date: 09-11-2018 MOST IMPORTANT: Due to the content of the package,

DHL mandated that before your package will be shipped, A Tax/Stamp Duty MUST be procured according to the New Customs Creed and the essence of such Document is to ensure a hitch-free delivery and the amount is {Us$335.00} Therefore you shall pay only $335.00 for Tax/Stamp Duty to enable DHL to deliver the Card in the next 3 to 4 working Days as per our agreement,

so provide your current delivery address such as.

(1) Your Full name: ........
(2) Your direct Phone number:
(3) Your Residential address:
(4) Attach copy of any of your identifying:
(5) Your Nearest Airport:
(6) Your Marital Status:
(6) Your Country:
(6) Your Age:
(6) Your occupation:

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director General of DHL Courier Company Benin Republic, Hor. William Scarlet, with the above address.

Contact Person:

Hor. William Scarlet,
Director General
Tel:68037529
Code +229
Email: (africardcenter01@gmail.com)

You have to contact them now as your package might incur demurrages if it stays more than 3days with DHL and remember to get back to us once you receive your ATM Master Card, we will be expecting your response. Sincerely Yours Dr. Nbongo Managing Director of (UBA BANK)

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