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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: "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pasonal900100@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 13:39:13 -0500
Subject: Release of your Online Banking Payment ($2.500,000.00USD)

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
Office of the Minister of Finance
12 LEKKI PENNINSULA, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
 
 
 
 
Release of your Online Banking Payment ($2.500,000.00USD)
Payment File No: A.
24Hrs Service
It is very important that the recipient of this Letter should call this office in other to confirm it to us that this very Letter was received by the true beneficiary.You are advised to read this Letter very carefully because every paragraph explains what you need to know about the Release and Transfer of your due Funds Through Online Transfer.
 
 
Following the newly reformed government to check Mate corruption,we want you to know that the economic for fianancial crime commission (EFCC) Have been fighting crime to restore all scam victims that have been scammed in the past in various ways.
 
 
The Leaders of the African and International Crime fighters has come together to inform the world what is going on now and we have recovered over$43 Million Dollars and more(Fourty Three Million Dollars) from the people we have apprehended. The reason we are writing you this letter is because your name was given to us by one of the fraudsters in our detention room after serious investigation and our aim is to refund all lost fund to its legitimate owner.
 
 
Recently the huge amount of dollar bills was found in an apartment which was to be confiscated by the government to the government treasury account, But it has been said that this fund will be used to  pay up all scam vicitims listed.
 
 
Below is the link of the recovered fund by the EFCC
 
 
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/13/africa/efcc-recovers-funds-nigeria/
 
 
You have been advise to contact the UBA bank Plc as they are the mandated bank to  offset your due fund of compensation in the sum of $2,500,000.00USD through their online banking system which will help you make a transfer to your local bank account, Or you can choose to receive your payment through the ATM card which can be withdraw in any part of the world.
 
 
Contact the United Bank for africa plc and re confirm this details to them.
 
Full Name:
Residential Address:
Occupation:
Direct Phone Number:
 
Contact Details:
 
Name:   Adeolu Ope
Bank :  United Bank For Africa Plc
Address: Marina-Way,Victoria Island Lagos
Email:   pasonal900100@gmail.com
 
 
Contact the bank Now.
 
Thank You.
 
Mr.Segun Adewale
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
Office of the Minister of Finance
12 LEKKI PENNINSULA, LAGOS-NIGERIA.

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