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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: "Rev. Julien Koffi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ufcu_customerservice@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 10:04:06 +0200
Subject: ARE YOU ARE STILL WILLING?

UBA Payment Center ATM Worldwide Services.
Head office address: Samuel porot Novo house
35 marina p.o. box 5216, Cotonou, Benin Republic .
 
 
Your ATM card of $4.7 million dollars will be cancel if you don't respond to this email urgently.
 
 
Attn dear,
 
 
We the management of UBA ATM payment center of Benin Republic , wishes to inform you that we are in receipt of an ATM VISA card which was issued in your favor in amount of $4.7 million dollars only from the Courier delivery company of Benin Republic  and they told us to cancel the ATM master card, because you said that you don't want to receive it anymore, the Courier delivery company of Benin Republic  agent stated that you refused to pay their official mailing fee of $197usd when they contacted you for the delivery of the ATM card, for you have asked them to cancel the ATM VISA card for you cannot pay the fee. You are advised to contact us immediately you receive this email and tell us what is going on and why you want your ATM card of $4.7 million dollars to be cancelled, failure to do so, your ATM card will be cancelled with immediate effect.
 
 
Be informed that UBA ATM payment center of Benin Republic  have the right to cancel your ATM card as the authorized payment center, but first we would want to be sure that you refuses to pay the Courier delivery company mailing fee, before we cancel the atm card. Be inform that the ATM card has been returned and it's now in my custody. What we want to know now is what made you to refuse the ATM card, and if you really don't want to receive the ATM card.
 
 
Also note that your failure to acknowledge this message as soon as possible will nullify your chances of receiving your ATM MASTER card worth $4.7million dollars, and the funds will be moved into the the Benin Republic  government treasury account as an unclaimed funds.
 
 
We shall wait for your email as soon as possible.
 
Thanks for your corporation.
 
Yours faithfully.
 
Rev. Julien Koffi
Managing General
UBA Payment Center

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