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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: ff mm <ffmma0179@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2022 11:35:55 +0800
Subject: UBA BANK PLC,

UBA BANK PLC,
Good Day to you!

I am MR.ASARE DANIEL OF UBA BANK PLC ACCRA - GHANA,Chairman of foreign
Remittance

Department.

It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many

correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by
Various security

company and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Africa and we have decided
to put a stop

to that and that is why I was appointed to handle all foreign beneficiary's
FUNDS and

your transfer transaction here in ACCRA - GHANA HEAD OFFICE, by the United
Nations.

In respect to your unpaid payment of 3.5$ Millions Dollars. All
Non-Governmental

prostates, NGOs Banks, Security Companies which have been in contact with
you of late

have been instructed to back up from your transaction and you have been
advised NOT to

respond to them anymore since the IMF with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC. Is
now directly

in charge of your( FUND 3.5$ M). Which is pending in our ( ESCROW ACCOUNT).

You are hereby requested to respond to this email urgently for our bank to
forward you

the New account opening FORM which you will be required to fill and forward
back to our

bank to enable our bank open an ATM account in your name to enable you
access the funds

with your ATM VISA MASTER CARD.

As soon as we receive a response from you,the account will be opened and
your FUNDS

will be transferred to you within 9 working days.

reply:ubabank24021@yahoo.com

Daniel Asare.

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