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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: "Office File" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubaatmdept@citromail.hu>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 15:42:39 -0300
Subject: Re: Attention Owner Of This E-mail Address,

Re: Attention Owner Of This E-mail Address,

Your Name And Contact Details Was Given To This Office In Respect
Of Your Total inherited/Compensation Sum Owed To You Which You Have
Failed To Claim Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes
Or Because Of Your Unbelief Of The Reality Of Your Genuine Payment.

We Have Been Mandated To Bring The Solution To This Problem. Apparently We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers, That Is The Latest Instruction From Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) This UBA ATM payment Center Will Send To You An ATM VISA Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine Around The Globe, And If You Wish To Receive Your Funds This Way, Kindly Let Us Know By Contacting the ATM Department With The information As Listed Below:

Director: Mr. James Anderson
Email: (ubaatmdept@citromail.hu)

Also Send Them The Following Information Below;

1. Full Name........
2. Phone And Fax Number.........
3. Delivery address..........
4.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR ID/ If any available

We Are Mandated By The ECOWAS Parliament To Issue Out $7.5 Million
USD, in your favor This fiscal year. Also For Your Information, You Have
To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or Office(S) To Avoid Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.

Note: Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of Conduct,
Which Is (ATM-218) So You Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card Center By Using It As Your Subject..

AS SOON AS THE ATM DEPARTMENT CONFIRM THE REQUIRED INFORMATION, YOU WILL BE DIRECTED ON HOW TO PROCEED ON IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF YOUR ATM CARD.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Sonia Dill

Cc: All Foreign Payment
Cc: Board of Directors
cc: Office Of The ECOWAS
CC: Federal Ministry Of Finance
Cc: Office oF The Senate President
Cc: Accountant General Of The Federation

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