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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: Bernard Gauthier <gauthierbernard900@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedbankofafricatglometogo@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:29:27 -0800
Subject: HELLO


Attention Beneficiary,

This email alert comes directly to you from the African Union (AU)
Anti-Fraud Commission Team of the Republic of Togo in collaboration with
the United Nations (UN) Service Station Lome-Togo, Grade P-4 Post number-
AF /RP/RDBCPN/SHS/0001.in connection with the extensive raid (Arrests) on
Internet fraudsters. Due to the high rate of complaints we receive from the
United Nations (UN) at the level of scam artists/fraudsters with African
nationalities. All ISPs had noticed the increased email traffic coming from
Africa to other continents.

In this raid, Three Hundred Six (306) fraudsters have been arrested so far
and the raid is still going on. We have recovered the total amount of USD
857 million from them both cash and assets confirmed to be from their
victims. As we have found hundreds of thousands of victims' email addresses
from their address books. At this time we are contacting you.

We have tried to contact you many times without success, so we are sending
you this reminder for the last time, after which the United Nations
Compensation Committee will have no choice but to cancel your compensation
of $750,000.00 and mark it as unsolicited, please reply to this letter
immediately to clarify your position on this matter before it is too late,
act quickly and comply with the instructions for your own good. You will be
informed of further details as you contact United Bank of Africa Lome, Togo

“And today we are notifying you that your money has been credited to a VISA
card by UBA Bank and is also ready for delivery.

Contact UBA Bank CEO now
Name................... Mr. Uzoka Kennedy
Email address...... unitedbankofafricatglometogo@gmail.com

Your information was reported by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as
one of their victims in the operations. You are hereby warned not to share
or copy this message with them for any reason, as the US Secret Service
agent is already on the trail of the other criminals.

Send him the information below to deliver your accredited ATM VISA card to
your address.

Your full name=========================
Your country of origin===================
Your home address ====================
Email Address =========================
Your phone number ====================
Your age ==========================
Your gender ==========================
Your profession ==========================

N/A So please reply to me immediately today so that we can start all the
necessary procedures and protocols to release the compensation payment fund
immediately
Regards,
Office of the African Union (AU) Anti-Fraud Commission Team Republic of
Togo Branch

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