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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: Director ATM Head of Operation <officialdesk119@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 17:18:49 +0100
Subject: RE: Abandoned $5.5Million, ATM Master Card

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)
#653 Gana Fasola Street, Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria,


RE: $5.5Million, ATM Master Card Payment


Attention,

I am Mr PETER AMAIBE, the director, ATM Head of Operations UNITED BANK
FOR AFRICA,I resumed to this office in the third quarter of 2020 and
during an official research I discovered an abandoned ATM Master card
valued $5.5Million belonging to you as the supposed rightful
beneficiary.

I queried to know why this card was not released/delivered to you and
I was rightly informed by the management staff that my predecessor
deliberately withhold the atm card for his own personal gain without
knowing that his plans towards diverting your fund will be uncovered.

Now that your ATM Master card is still intact and available for
receipt, I therefore advise you to come down here to my office in
person to pick up your atm card direct from my office and sign the
legal papers to proof or alternatively request for a courier delivery
service as a result of the corona virus pandemic and it shall be
arranged and shipped to your address through a registered courier
service company that is attached to our bank. You will only take care
of the shipment handling charge, hope it is cleared and accepted by
you?

I don't know the exact courier cost of shipping the card to your
destination but if you permit me and accept the terms, then I can make
inquiry from the courier company to find out the exact cost to your
destination, before then, you are required to forward your receiving
details where you want to receive the package to enable me find out
the exact shipping cost.

Your direct telephone number (Mobile) will be needed to enhance
effective communication and for more details of the ATM card until you
receive it at your destination. I await your swift positive response.

Meanwhile, available information from registered envelope packages of
ATM cards deliveries reaching me from the courier service company
Manager shows that their charges is not usually more than $205.00
depending on country/state of recipient destination so if you are not
ready or interested to pay the fee Please do not bother to respond so
we can officially confiscate the atm card and close the card account
indefinitely as belonging to a ghost beneficiary and or for improper
claim from a suspected impostor.

Thanks for your understanding and anticipated co-operation as i wait
for your conclusive response to expedite action accordingly. I wish
you a happy and a prosperous 2021 irrespective of the scare,
challenges and setbacks posed by the second wave of the corona virus
pandemic.Best luck and do stay safe.

Signed,
Mr. PETER AMAIBE
Director ATM Department,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)

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