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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. John Kelvin" <"www."@drive.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR. John Kelvin" <ubabank707@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:31:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION

ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN WEST AFRICA.
OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01
EMAIL:officework@yahoo.com

ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER,

WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY IMF
MANAGING DIRECTOR TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $20.4MILLION USD THROUGH
ATM CARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES
IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT,

UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT
THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD
CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR
MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY
WITHDRAWAL IS $50.000USD PER DAY. A TOTAL OF $20.4MILLION USD AT A TIME
NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY.
THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD
COMPANY DEPARTMENT AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING USA.

PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR FULL INFORMATION TO AVOID WRONG DELIVERY,

YOUR FULL NAME:.............
YOUR ADDRESS:..............
YOUR AGE:..........
YOUR CITY:...........
YOUR STATE:..............
YOUR COUNTRY:.............
YOUR HOME PHONE:...............
YOUR CELL PHONE:............
YOUR INC-OM:............
YOUR OCCUPATION:..........
YOUR PASSPORT I.D:...........

Thank you for choosing United Bank for Africa
Best regards,
MR. John Kelvin
United Bank for Africa

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