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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. Phillips Oduoza." <Phillips@yoafrica.com>
Reply-To: atmswiftdept@mail.bg
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:30:38 +0200
Subject: Immediate Release Of Your Funds Worth US$10 Million.



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Attention,

I am Mr. Phillips Oduoza, Manager UBA Bank Benin Rep PLC, I am going by
series of petition received from International Body on the way your
inheritance contract fund was handled by our correspondence office the
UBA Bank Benin Rep Plc. After Extensive close door meeting with Board of
Directors and other Stake holders in the Government, Subcommittees of
the House of Assembly and the House of Rep, Benin Republic Government
and the United Nation.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Heritance Contract Fund would
be released on a special method of payment, which tag Name Reads VISA
ATM CARD This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert
fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies, Either Through
Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates. This Visa ATM Card
would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement:

This office has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the VISA
ATM CARD. And that your inheritance payment file should be passed to my
desk for clarification. Upon Certification that your file is okay, this
noble Bank would direct you on how to receive your over due inheritance
fund via VISA ATM CARD.

The VISA ATM CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In the light of
this aforementioned, you are required to furnish this office with the
following information, if different from the one we have above.

Full legal name:
Full contact address:
Tell/Mobile no:
Copy of your Valid Identification:
Occupation:
Age/sex

This Information’s would be used in opening of an account here. It’s
from here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The VISA ATM CARD in
your favor with the Visa card Number and all your information inserted
into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the VISA CARD, It
would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address.

Please confirm message well-granted and also you’re advised to stop all
communication with other offices regarding your PAYMENT from UBA Bank
and note that from the records in my file, the total amount you’re to
receive through ATM Card is (US$: 10 Millions) which has already
approved by our new elected president Dr. Patrice Talon (RB) Republic of
Benin.

Kindly confirm this message and get back to me as soon as possible or
you can call me on my phone number +229 9825 8762; for better
understanding.

Thanks for working with us and we Wait to hearing from you.

Congratulations

Mr. Phillips Oduoza.
Manager, UBA Bank Benin, PLC
96/102, Broad Street,
PMB 12807, Cotonou-Benin.
Call Me: +229 9871 9640.

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