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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: "United Trust Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitedtrustfundinglondon01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 17:58:37 +0100
Subject: RE:CLAIM

From the Management of:
United Trust Bank,
80 Haymarket London SW1Y 4TE
London UK
        REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH
THE SUM OFUS$17,000,000.00.
This is to notify you about this said fund.
After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the Nigeria Government in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affair and Central Bank of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This bank has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of US$17,000,000.00(Seventeen Million United States Dollars Only).of your Inheritance fund claim that has been holding since is transferred into your bank Account from their Domiciliary Account with this Bank.
We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard ways by passing through difficulties to see to the release of your Seventeen Million United States Dollars Only($17,000,000.00), whichhas been the handwork of some miscreant elements from that Country.
The only thing required from you is to obtain NON-RESIDENT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE, which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in UNITED KINGDOM as the Government in conjunction with Ministry of Foreign Affair has paid us handling/processing of your Payment with other customers. We will help you to see that you obtain the mandatory Non-Resident Clearance  certificate so that our bank will effect the Immediate transfer of your Inheritance Fund Of ($17 000, 000.00) into your designated bank account.
We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from anywhere concerning your funds, because you don't have to pass through any difficult to receive your fund, as you have meet up with the whole requirements.
We know that your representatives in Nigeria or anywhere will advice you to still go ahead with them, which will be at your own risk.
Your Seventeen Million United States Dollars Only($17,000,000.00) will reflect into your designated Bank Account within three (3) Bank working days from the day you obtain this Non-Resident Clearance
Certificate.
We also advice you not to go through anybody again but only through this Bank if you really want your fund.
Finally, you are advice to re-confirm your below information ONLY to our Fund Remittance Dept with the below email address in other to avoid wrong transfer of your fund and also for easy communication: (redeemedoffice01@mail.com)
Your Full Name:...........
Your Contact Address:.........
Occupation:.......
Age:............
Private Telephone:..............
Once again, you are advice to direct your respond to our Fund RemittanceDept. with the above email address.
Your immediate response is highly needed to enable us commence for thetransfer.
Congratulation to your inheritance fund.
Sorry if you receive this letter in your spam,Due to recent connectionerror here in England
Thanks and God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Dr.Arlester Ricks.
Head Private Banking Section
United Trust Bank London UK

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