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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: DR.AHMED TUKU <admintb@kpru.ac.th>
Reply-To: <fundpaymentsystem4cash1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:17:40 -0700
Subject: Attn: Re: $10.5 Million, ATM Master Card Payment

DR.AHMED TUKU,
ATM Head of Operation
United Bank For Africa (UBA)
                          Re: $10.5 Million, ATM Master Card Payment
Attention
I am DR.AHMED TUKU the Director of ATM Head of Operation United Bank For Africa (UBA) Nigeria Plc, I resumed to this office on the 10th of May 2017 which ever since then i have been writing you and you arent responding my emails which during my  official research I discovered an abandoned ATM Master card valued sum of $10.5 Million with card number 5321452123409380 belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.
I tried to know why this card have not been released to you but I was told that the former ATM head of operation who left this office two months ago withhold your card for his own personal use without knowing that I will not approve or support him to take your card.
You were given two alternative options to receive your ATM CARD/FUND, firstly,  you can come down here to our bank to pick up your ATM MASTER CARD along with your backing up fund documents or the card will be shipped out to you through any registered courier company in which you will take care of the courier shipment charges.
Right now as i am talking to you my office in been pressurizing by different people coming to claim and ask after your fund, and which i know very well that they are not the beneficiary of this fund but you, they are asking me to release your fund to them but i couldn't because I or the bank management do not recognize any of them as the beneficiary of the fund, please i want to know if you are the one who directed one Mr. MR.James Mcgill to contact my office and ask me to release your fund to him, he have been sending me emails and calls since this fund was approved to release to you.
So Please kindly go through the email he has been sending to me all these while and see if you know him or sent him to come to claim your fund.
We look forward to hear from you.
DR.AHMED TUKU,
GTBank Management
+2348122701639
----- Mensaje reenviado ---------------------
From: James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
To: "DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 14th of May 2017 19:10:20
Subject: The fund should be mine Mr. James
HELLO DR.AHMED TUKU
PLEASE DO THINK ABOUT IT AND LET ME KNOW YOUR CONCLUSION SO THAT WE
CAN FURTHER AHEAD AND BENEFIT FROM THIS VERY OPPORTUNITY.
MR.James Mcgill
----- Mensaje reenviado ---------------------
From: DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
To: "James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
Date: 14th of May 2017 12:08:13
Subject: Re: The fund should be mine Mr. James
To whom it may concern,
Even though i did not get anything him at list i will get a reward
from God almighty.. I repeat do not write to me again about this fund
that does not belong to you. Goodbye.
DR.AHMED TUKU,
GTBank Management
----- Mensaje reenviado ---------------------
From: James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
To: "DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 14th of May 2017 06:15:04
Subject: The fund should be mine DR.AHMED TUKU
HELLO DR.AHMED TUKU,
IF I MAY ASK DR.AHMED TUKU, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL GAIN IF YOU
CONTINUE PROTECTING THIS FUND FOR THE SO CALLED  YOUR SAID RIGHTFUL
BENEFICIARY  WHO YOU DO NOT EVEN KNOW IF HE IS STILL ALIVE OR NOT AND
WHY MUST YOU BE DIFFERENT AMONG OTHER OFFICIALS?
MR.James Mcgill
----- Mensaje reenviado ---------------------
From: DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
To: "James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
Date: 14th of May 2017 15:07:02
Subject: Re: The fund should be mine Mr. James
To whom it may concern,
We have nothing to conclude because this fund that you are fighting
for is not yours and no matter what you do it can never be yours, and
point of correction i am not behaving like a kid that is why i must do
things right. For your information this  fund does not belong to you
Rather it belongs to whom we know as the intimate legitimate
beneficiary.
DR.AHMED TUKU,
GTBank Management
----- Mensaje reenviado ---------------------
From: James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
To: "DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 11th of May 2017 08:11:01
Subject: The fund should be mine Mr. James
HELLO DR.AHMED TUKU
CAN WE CONCLUDE WITH THIS? AND PLEASE LET US BEHAVE LIKE MATURE MEN
FOR OUR SUCCESS.
MR.James Mcgill
----- Mensaje reenviado ---------------------
From:DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
To: "James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
Date: 11th of May 2017 06:03:04
Subject: Re: The fund should be mine Mr. James
To whom it may concern,
I am sorry i was not trained to take bribe, you can go to hell with
your offer and i don't care what may be my benefit!! If i you write me
again i will report you to the police!
DR.AHMED TUKU,
GTBank Management
----- Mensaje reenviado --------------------------------------
From: James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
To: "DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 11th of May 2017 06:11:07
Subject: The fund should be mine Mr. James
HELLO DR.AHMED TUKU
I CALLED YOU YESTERDAY CONCERNING THE FUND IN YOUR CARE AND ALL YOU
COULD TELL ME IS THAT THE FUND WASN'T MINE, DESPITE MY OFFers TO you,
SIR I AM READY TO OFFER YOU 30% FROM THE FUND IF YOU CAN HELP ME GET
THIS OUT. MR. JAMES PLEASE SEND ME IMMEDIATELY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
DETAILS WHERE I CAN SEND YOU THE SUM OF US$15,000.00 SO THAT YOU CAN
USE it TO PROCESS WITH CHANGING OF THE DOCUMENTS TO BE IN MY NAME AND
WITH THAT THE FUND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY MINE.
DR.AHMED TUKU THINK OF WHAT 30% OF US$10.5MILLION WILL DO IN YOUR LIFE
AND I DO NOT SEE ANY REASON WHY YOU SHOULD REFUSE MY OFFERS.
MR.James Mcgill
----- Mensaje reenviado --------------------------------------
De: DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
Para: "James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
Date: 11th of May 2017 10:14:06
Asunto: Re: The fund should be mine Mr. James
To whom it may concern,
This fund does not belong to you and i will never release it to you
because i know the rightful beneficiary of this fund and please do not
write to my office again regarding this fund that does not belong to
you, this is how you people are stealing other people fund, so go back
to whosoever that directed you to my office because i will never
release this fund to you no matter what, goodbye
DR.AHMED TUKU,
GTBank Management
----- Mensaje reenviado --------------------------------------
From: James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
To: "DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 10th of May 2017 12:17:08
Subject: The fund should be mine Mr. James
HELLO DR.AHMED TUKU
PLEASE DR.AHMED TUKU I AM READY TO DO ANYTHING YOU WISHES JUST TO GET
THIS FUND, I KNOW THE FUND MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY IN MY NAME AS ITS
DOCUMENTS PROVES BUT WHATEVER IT WILL TAKE ME TO CHANGE THE OWNERSHIP
ON MY NAME I WILL DO IT DR.AHMED TUKU, PLEASE!!
PLEASE SIR, HERE IS MY ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL DELIVER THE CARD TO ME,
3658 MULBERRY STREET COLDSPING, TX 77331.USA, I ASK AGAIN SIR WHAT CAN
IT TAKE ME TO GET THIS AND I WILL APPRECIATE.
I WAIT YOUR RESPOND SIR!
THANKS,
MR. James Mcgill
----- Mensaje reenviado --------------------------------------
From: James Mcgill <mr.jamesmcgill@yahoo.com>
To: "DR.AHMED TUKU" <dr_ahmedtuku_uba@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 10th of May 2017 15:19:08
Subject: The fund should be mine Mr. James
HELLO DR.AHMED TUKU
I WRITE FOR THE FUND SUM OF US$10.5MILLION IN YOUR BANK AND UNDER YOUR
CARE, SO WHAT CAN IT COST ME TO GET IT IN MY POSITION? DO I NEED TO
COMPENSATE YOU WITH PERCENTAGE FROM THE FUND? I AM READY TO GIVE YOU
WHATEVER YOU WANT IF YOU CAN RELEASE THE FUND TO ME.
I WAIT YOUR QUICK RESPOND!
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
MR.James Mcgill
 

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