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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: MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS <ahkumwills@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsonilliaw753@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:41:46 +0100
Subject: FROM UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (U.B.A)

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (U.B.A)
FROM THE OFFICE OF: MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS
14th Floor 51/55 Broad Street ,
P. M.B 12147 Lagos State - Nigeria.
Director Foreign Remittance Unit

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

It is my modest obligation to write you this letter in regards to the
authorization of your owned payment through our most trusted financial
institution UNITED BANK OF AFRICA

I am MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS, the Director Foreign Remittance Unit UNITED
BANK OF AFRICA, The Nigerian Government, in conjunction with the
British Government, United States GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK and the
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters, has empowered
our bank after much consultation and consideration, to handle all
foreign fund payments and release them to their appropriate
beneficiaries account with the help of a representative from Federal
Reserve Bank.

As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have
been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the
Committee on International Debts and the Board of Foreign Winnings,
Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue funds
with immediate effect. With this exclusive Vide Transaction
No:WHA/NIG/2023 and Transfer Allocation No:ICBPLC/X44/701LN/UBA/0X4,
Password: 339001, Pin Code: 78789, Certificate of Merit No: 113,
Release Code No: 0809; Immediate UBAPLC Telex Confirmation No:
-110568: Secret Code: XXTN012. Having received these vital payment
numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your
payment with the United Nations immediately within the next 48hrs.

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us,
and your File is next on the list of our outstanding fund
beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this year
2023. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for
payment at this second quarter of the year, you are entitled to
receive the sum of Ten Million five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (US$10,5M) only and to facilitate the process of this
transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:

Now, to enable us facilitate the process of this transaction, kindly
submit the stated below information as to enable us process your
approved Fund.

OPTION 1: Fund via Electronic Wire Transfer, Re-confirm the below listed info:

1) Your bank name
2) Bank address
3) Account no
4) Routing no
5) Swift code
6) Account name
7) Address
8) Personal Phone/Mobile no

Upon the receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will
be processed and released to you without delays. Be also informed that
you are required to discontinue further communication with any other
person(s), office(s), Ministry or any Financial institution to avoid
complication which may lead to suspend your fund transfer. You are
required to provide the above information for the transfer to take
place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from our BANK. Your
prompt response to the above directive is highly imperative and
indicate if you want your fund to program into a ATM VISA CARD in case
you do not want Bank to Bank Wire Transfer {KTT}.

positive response.Get back to me immediately you receive this mail for
inward transaction.Waiting for your Urgent respond
Yours Faithfully,

MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS
Director ATM Department
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (U.B.A)

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