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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: "UNITED BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertrevwilliam@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2017 22:27:48 +0100
Subject: I AM Rev William Robert, DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT,UNITED BANK


UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN

AGBOKOU STREET, COTONOU
P.M.B. 0127,
AGBOKOU, COTONOU



ATTN DEAR BENEFICIARY,


I AM Rev William Robert, DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT,UNITED BANK
FOR AFRICA [UBA] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED BY THE O.A.U
MEMBERS LED BY PRESIDENT JOHN KUFFOR.


BECAUSE OF THE FRAUD GOING ON IN WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES WHERE
SOME INNOCENT BENEFICIARIES WERE ASK TO PAY IN ADVANCE
BEFORE RECEIVE THE MONEY OWED TO THEM. THE ABOVE AFRICA
UNION HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL
BENEFICIARIES IN CASH THROUGH MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER
SERVICE.WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUND(I.M.F) AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES.


TAKE NOTE; TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$10,000)
HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL EXPENSES IN SENDING THE MONEY
TO YOU THROUGH GENUINE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT
WAS SPENT WILL BE DETAILS TO YOU. THEREFORE, I WANT YOU TO
BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND WILL BE NO MORE ONE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
($1,500,000.00) BUT ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($1,490,000.00).


IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR
TELE-GRAFIC MONEY TRANSSFER BOTH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY
GRAM, DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM OR HER BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD
NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HONORS OUR REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION ANY
MORE. THAT IS WHY WE SETTLED TO PAY IN CASH THROUGH COURIER
.

WE ALSO RECEIVED A SECURITY REPORT THAT YOU PAID THE
FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE BEEN DECEIVING YOU, TELLING YOU THAT
THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THIS MONEY TO YOU.DEAR,AS A SENIOR
BANKER, CONTROLLING THIS CASH PAYMENT NOW, I ADVISE YOU NOT
TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING ANY BODY IN ADVANCE AGAIN, AND
IF YOU JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR
MONEY IN THREE DAYS TIME.


YOUR FUND WILL NOW PACKAGE IN BOX AND TAKE TO THE DIPLOMATIC
COURIER SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT, I WILL ALSO
SEND THE PICTURE OF THE BOX BY ATTACHMENT TO YOU TO SEE HOW
THE MONEY IS PACKED, I WILL SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO
GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR
YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION.


THEREFORE, DO FORWARD YOUR FULL NAME, HOME ADDRESS, DIRECT
PHONE NUMBER,AGE, OCCUPATION AND NEAREST AIRPORT TO ME AT (
robertrevwilliam@gmail.com ) FOR QUICK DELIVERY BECAUSE
TIME IS NOT IN OUR SIDE.


ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT
YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THOSE FRAUDSTER . BUT GOD
WILL SURELY JUDGE ALL OF THEM WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY
BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN IF YOU GAIN THE WHOLE
WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL, WHICH IS NOTHING. I AM WAITING TO
HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OF YOURS.


Rev William Robert DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
E-mail::::::robertrevwilliam@gmail.com

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