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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: "African Union Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.info459i@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:42:18 -0800
Subject: Attention : Please , Attention : Please Attention : Please

Attention : Please , Attention : Please Attention : Please , below was the message we sent to you since, try and contact them for everything to
be done at once.

How are you today? You may not understand why this mail came to you.
We have been having series of meeting for the past 3 months which
ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the African Union and the
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION the Eco-was District Officer.

Please note that this email is to all the people that have been
scammed in any part of the world, the AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION have
agreed to compensate with the sum of US$(950,000.00) each.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems
etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you,
these have been agreed upon and have been signed. You are advised to
contact our paying center as

they are our representative in Accra-Ghana, contact them immediately
for your International Bank certified Draft of USD$950,000.00 This
funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose, so they will send it
to you and you can clear it at any bank of your choice in your country
or in any bank the world.

Therefore, you should send to Dr. David Collins. your full Name, your
direct telephone number and your correct Postal Address where you want
them to send the Certified Draft to you.

Contact Dr. David Collins immediately to receive your compensation
funds without any further delay, kindly contact him on listed contact
information.

Financial Director Dr.David Collins.
Email: ( ubaunitedbankforafrica@africamail.com )

We will request you to get back to this office as soon as you have
received and confirmed your payment in your bank.

Making the world a better place.

Regards.

Mrs. Georgette Robert.
(For African Union Commission).

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