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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. Elise SCOTT" <"www."@coral.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Elise SCOTT" <ubabankplc6529@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 09:53:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention:


Attention:

This is to inform you that we have received an instruction from the United Nation by orders of the Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Benin to release your Approved payment of US$10.5Million Dollars via UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw your US$10.5 Million Dollars from any ATM Machine in any part of the world.

Your UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD number 4539 7978 0214 3027; has been approved and upgraded in your favor today. The amount upgraded in the ATM CARD is US$10.5 Million Dollars and your secret pin number is 8041, Right now, Invitation have been extended to you to visit UBA BANK Benin Republic for the 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 9,000 USD,But you cannot withdraw the 9,000 USD at once,you can only withdraw 3,000 USD into 3 times as we have programmed it making it the 9,000 USD.

Alternatively, if you are unable to visit UBA BANK Federal 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$85 .
2) Insurance Coverage of the UBA BANK ATM VISA CARD amounting to US$70

Both payments totaling the sum of 155 USD must be paid to enable us ship your ATM VISA CARD to your address as to enable you start withdrawing your US$10.5 Million Dollars from any ATM machine in any part of the world.

So, if you cannot come to UBA BANK of Federal Republic of Benin for collection of your ATM VISA CARD, you must therefore kindly go right now and send this shipment and insurance fee of 155USD via Western Union Money transfer or money gram transfer with the details below and write your MTCN number and your sender name bellow down;

Here is the information you will use to send the 155usd through Western union.oR Money Gram Today

(1) Receiver's name: ............Smith Leo
(2) Country.. ..........Benin Republic
(3) City ................. Cotonou
(4) Text Question.............Now
(5) Text Answer.............Now
(6) Amount:..........155USD only

MTCN...
SENDER....

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

REGARDS.
Dr. Elise SCOTT
UNITED BANK PLC ATM CENTRE DEPARTMENT BENIN REPUBLIC
ADDRESS/ No# 1105 Scoji Express Road Cotonou Benin Republic.
Mobile Phone: +(229) 98450253

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