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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 williams james <"www."@fine.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: williamsjames4455@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 14:27:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: UBA BANK PLC ATM VISA CARD

This is to let you know that we have received an instruction from the United
Nation by orders of the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Benin to release your
Approved payment of US$15 Million Dollars via UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD which you
will use to withdraw your US$15 Million Dollars from any ATM Machine in any
part of the world.

I must thank you and assure you that UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD number 527 439364
4673648 has been approved and upgraded in your favour this morning. The amount
upgraded in the ATM CARD is US$15 Million Dollars, (FIFTEEN MILLION USD) and
your secret pin number is 8081, Right now,

Invitation have been extended to you to visit UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA Benin Republic for
collection of your UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD and PIN NUMBER so that you can
activate it by yourself and start withdrawing funds from any ATM Machine in
your country but the amount you can withdraw in a day is $23,000, per day as we
have programmed it.
Alternatively, if you are unable to visit UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA Republic of Benin for
collection of this your UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD and PIN NUMBER, you must
therefore apply for the UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD and PIN NUMBER to be sent to you
via our diplomatic courier service at your own expenses by offsetting the
following payments such as; (1) Shipment fee of the UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD to
your address amounting to US$50.00. (2) Insurance Coverage of the UBA BANK ATM
VISA CARD amounting to USUS$60.00.

Both payments is the sum of US$110.00 must be paid to enable us ship the UBA
BANK ATM VISA CARD to your address to enable you start withdrawing your US$15
Million Dollars from any ATM machine in any part of the world. This UBA BANK
ATM VISA CARD must be insured so that it can get to you without any problem and
diversion. This is because this ATM CARD that can be use to withdraw funds from
any ATM Machine in every part of the world.

Secondly the officer in charge is Hon. Mr Henry Roger, contact Him via above with all
your detail, by contacting Him for ATM card payment centre of {UBA Bank Plc}
phone number (+229-99-62-0616) the general manager name Hon Mr. Williams James

And make sure you do forward to Him your full information’s such as.
(1) Full Name:.....
(2) Address where you want them to send the card through diplomatic courier Service (P.O Box not accepted).
(3) Your full name and total amount your are expecting, Instead of losing your fund.
(4) Your direct telephone numbers.
(5) A copy of your international passport. Please indicate to the card
centre the total sum you are expecting and for your information, you have to
stop any further communication with any institution or office until you receive
the Atm card. Note: because of impostors, we hereby issue you, your pin code of
conduct tag number, which is (8081) so you must have to indicate this code when
contacting the card centre. We await your urgent response.

So, if you cannot come to UBA BANK of Republic of Benin for collection of your
UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD, you must therefore kindly go right now To Western Union
and send this shipment and insurance fee of US$110.00 via Western Union Money
transfer with the details below And write your MTCN number down and your sender
name below down the details

Receiver's Name.....Bright Ibe
Country.. Benin Republic
City.. Cotonou
Text Question..WHEN
Text Answer...NOW
Amount $110.00
MTCN.
Sender.

As soon as the fee is received, we shall immediately dispatch the UBA BANK ATM
VISA CARD to you and it will take only 2 days to arrive to your address to
enable you start withdrawing your funds that same day from any ATM machine nearest
to you.
Thanks for your understanding and we are waiting for your quick reply and the
payment information.

This massage is coming from Foreign Contract Payment
Mr. Henry Roger
(williamsjames@yahoo.com)
UBA BANK PLC ATM VISA CARD (+2298497085)

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