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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: FROM MRS RELIEY KIM <officefile.uba1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pastormarkugo11@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:52:21 +0100
Subject: Important And Urgent Information

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
WRIGHT PATT CREDIT UNION
URBANA, OH, UNITED STATES
DAYTON OHIO USA'
20/03/2023

(WPCU 100)

Attn Fund Owner.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
Contract/inheritance files and found out that why you have not
received your payment/ fund is because you have not fulfilled the
obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance
payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the
none officials in the bank, and your entire attempt to secure the
release of your fund proved abortive.

We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this has to stop
if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a
solution to your problem.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment
center here in Wright -patt credit union incorporated, that is the
latest instruction from the federal Reserve board This office will
send to you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in
any ATM machine in any part of the world, so provide the below
information to this office.

1. Your full Name:

2. Phone and fax number:

3. Address where you would like to receive the ATM card .

4. Your age and current occupation:

Kindly contact this office, the ATM payment department (wpcu) this
office has been mandated to issue out $25.7 million as initial payment
for this last quarter payment of the year 2020. Note that because of
impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is (wpcu
100) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this office

by using it as your subject. Lastly do not forget you will bear the
cost of the delivery and indemnity cost of your ATM CARD.

Help WPCU bank to serve you better as we anticipate your urgent reply.

Thanks.

Yours Faithfully,

Kim Riley
Vice President Service Delivery.

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