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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: JULIEN KOFFI <julienkoffi51@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:49:40 +0000
Subject: Attn: Fund Beneficiary,


Attn: Fund Beneficiary,

This is the 2nd time I am sending you this notification letter regarding
your abandoned ATM Visa Card valued sum of US$6.5Millions and I have not
received any positive response from you or asking for a suggestion on how
you wish to receive your ATM Card. Once again; I am Mr. Julien Koffi, the
new director of ATM Head of Operation United Bank For Africa PLC, I resumed
to this office on the 5st of January 2022 and during my official research I
discovered an abandoned ATM Visa card valued sum of $6.5Million belonging
to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.

I tried to know why this Card has not been released to you but I was told
by the UBA Bank management that the former director of ATM head of
operation that left this office three months ago withheld your Card for his
own personal use without knowing that his evil plans towards diverting your
funds will be discovered.

Now that your ATM Visa Card is still available and ready for your
receiving, you can come down here to our Bank in Benin Republic to pick up
your card direct from my office or alternatively it can be arranged and
ship to your address through any registered reliable Courier Service
Company that you will take care of the Courier Charge, hope it is cleared
and accepted by you?

I don’t know the Courier Cost of Shipping the Card to you but if you permit
me and accept the terms, then I can make an inquiry from the Courier
Shipping Company to find out the cost, but in that case you will be
required to forward to me your address where you want to receive the Card
to enable me find out the shipping cost to your location such as,

1, Your full name and address
2, Your direct phone number for easy communication.
3, Identification card or passport
4, Your Occupation

Your direct telephone number and address will be needed and more details of
your ATM Card payment will be made known to you as soon as I receive your
swift positive response.

Contact me on this below email address;

E-mail address:==== (julienkoffi51@gmail.com)
Telephone number:=== (+229 61778524)
Contact person:=== Julien Koffi

Do not hesitate to call me on (+229 61778524) as soon as you read this mail.

Thanks for your cooperation and I wait for your kind positive response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Julien Koffi,
UBA Bank Management
Tel: (+229 61778524)
E-mail: julienkoffi51@gmail.com

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