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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: TODD A HOFFMAN <info.bank.uba19@gmail.com>
Reply-To: t_hoffman16@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 02:13:37 -0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary Change of Account

Todd A Hoffman & Co.Solicitors,
KATIP KASIM MAHALLESI HAYRIYE TUCCARI CADDESI
NO:10 FATIH/ ISTANBUL. TURKEY.
Tele: +905347736580.

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

We are Istanbul based solicitors working as representative solicitors
to the United Nations.

In the course of a recently concluded investigations and subsequent
arrests of suspected fraudsters and scammers in Africa rejoin, in
collaboration of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote
D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, South Africa ,India, European Members
State,USA, ETC. the UN security operatives have so far arrested and
prosecuted over 300 government and banking officials and arrest is
still going on.

So far, the UN security operative has also recovered about $5.1
Billion from both cash in accounts and properties and assets
confiscated.

It is from the address books of the arrested officials that your email
address was recovered.

Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU)
counterpart is paying a (4.7million Euros) part payment to those whose
emails addresses and other personal data are recovered from these
arrested officials, and also paying full contract or inheritance and
wining amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as
genuine contractors and beneficiaries of funds in the affected African
countries and European Nations.

Which Category do you fall? Have you been getting emails for payments
from these countries? OR are you a legitimate contractor and fund
beneficiary in any of the affected African country? Please, indicate
clearly as you get back to me for proper guidelines and details on how
to receive this compensation OR your full payment.


Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the
people that have extorted money from people illegally and I wish to
list them so that you will personally indicate them by writing back
because we want to make the transfer of your fund to you without any
delay but we must surely deal and bring this names to book if only you
will indicate correctly any of them.

The names of those we have arrested are as follows:

1)Williams Smith
2)Hanery Mark
3)Dr.Ray.Mcc.
4)CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
5)DR. R.RASHEED
6) BARRISTER AWELE
7)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
8) DR. HANZ MUSSA
UNION BANK Of Africa.
9)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
10)Mr Eric William
Deputy Governor- Policy / Board Member
11) Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor- Financial Sector Surveillance /
Board Member
12)MR CUPPA ACOKA.
13)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
14) Officials Of Union Bank Plc.
15) Mr.Ben Chiyido.


So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the
above names have once contacted you in respect to your fund if yes
don’t waste time to indicate it immediately. We apologize on behalf of
the President for any delay and lost this may have brought you and we
promise that such thing will never happen again AND kindly reconfirm
to us, your genuine details and full address and direct telephone
number, to avoid making payment to a wrong person,


Waiting to hear from you
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO :)
Todd A Hoffman & Co. Solicitors,
KATIP KASIM MAHALLESI HAYRIYE TUCCARI CADDESI
NO:10 FATIH/ ISTANBUL. TURKEY.

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