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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: ".UBA ATM Alliance Office" <sandrarouxamir12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabankplcnig55@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:52:45 +0100
Subject: UBA ATM Alliance Office

Friend is me Gloria

It's me Gloria Zanga, wish to say thanks for your efforts towards me,
and hope all is well with you, attempts to assist me in transferring
those funds, Besides, this mail may came to you as a surprise but it
is to let you celebrate with me after the past difficulties in life
which we went through when we are having a funds transaction which
eventually failed us to conclude due to some fears on your mind
contact UBA Banker. MARK WILLIAMS ask those to send you the ATM card
of $750.000.00 which I Gloria, prepared and kept for your compensation
for all the past efforts,

Dear no problem, anything that happens in this life it is how God
wants it. It is a very joyful thing to break this good news to you
though I really missed you because you gave me the faith to carry on;
you really brought hope to my hopeless situations, so I made a vow to
myself that even if you fail to complete the transfer I must surely
compensate you. I was very proud of you.

And I want to inform you that I have successfully moved to London
where I am living now with my new partner who was able to assist me,
but due to your effort, sincerity, courage, transparency and
trust-worthiness you showed during the course of my pains, I have
compensated you and showed my gratitude to you with the sum (Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars $750,000.00) which I prepared and
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts, Please accept
this little gift because it is a gift from my heart, I issued the fund
on ATM CARD for security reason, you can use the ATM CARD to withdraw
the money from any ATM MACHINE worldwide with a maximum of
US$3000daily.

The ATM online service is a more convenient access to your funds all
around the world for dining, shopping, hotel accommodation,
entertainment clubs, airports, and sports, provides you with
convenience of online payment and an easier life. For example, you can
transfer the money from your ATM CARD online account into any
nominated bank account of your choice or credit card; your online
details will be provided to you upon request after receiving your ATM
Card which ATM Alliance Office will send to your location once your
compliance is met.
This vow I made to myself about compensating you have been in my mind
and I want to fulfill it to you though I did not tell you what was in
my mind, the bank said that you can receive the card and use it
anywhere in the world. Contact UBA Bank ATM Alliance Office directs
with this information Follows below.

Office Address; United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Bank Lot D Route des Almadies Dakar Senegal
instructed my lawyer to help you out. Contact him.
Officer In charge: Mr. MARK WILLIAMS
BANK Name: ....UBA ATM Alliance Office
Email Address: (auditoffice755@gmail.com)
Attorney Email Address; ubabankplcnig55@gmail.com

Ask them to send you the ATM CARD and the PIN CODE OF THE CARD that I
gave to you as compensation so feel free and get in touch with ATM
office and instruct them where to send you the ATM CARD so that you
can start the withdrawal of the money. Please do let me know
immediately you receive the money so that we can share the joy after
all the sufferings at that time, at the moment, I am very busy here
because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are
having at hand because i want to finalize everything before the end of
the year I have given instruction to ATM CARD office on your behalf to
release the ATM CARD which I gave to you as compensation. Therefore
feel free to get in touch with them and they will send the ATM CARD to
you

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