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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: UNITED NATION FUND <cbntel6r@gmail.com>
Reply-To: af_ban@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 01:46:36 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT VERIFICATION PANEL

GoodDAY

It is obvious you have been receiving communications from different
source claiming to have authorization to release your stalled funds
valued (USD$6.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)and from my investigation
you have been made to spend so much money on frivolous demand of
different fees and fictitious documents thereby creating avenue to
demand moneys from you while it not suppose to be so,Your overdue
outstanding Payment have received the attention of the Office of the
Presidency on Foreign Payment Matters. Following the Meeting held
today with the Monetary Policy Regulatory Committee,the Federal
Executive council and Presidency , i have been authorized to contact
you for the possible transfer of your approve fund to any of your
account without further delay.


We have noticed that these corrupt officials in charge of foreign
payments are very ruthless and have defrauded so many foreigners we
have also discovered the irregularities in foreign payment files
intentionally masterminded by these officials and urgently called the
attention of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, BOLA AHMED
TINUBI ASIWAJU who came to a resolution that the Federal Government
of Nigeria must pay all amount owed to each of the people whose names
were found in the list till this irregularity has been corrected.


This is to draw your attention to the new development in your stalled
payment which you have struggled to receive without success from
different quarters ,offices and countries, be advised that the payment
of your funds have been approved for immediate Transfer to you,the
Government is not interested in confiscating any foreign payment which
is proven to have been approved genuinely and you are hereby advised
to forward immediately the following.

Your Bank Name/Address:
Your Bank Account No:
Routing No:
Swift Code No:
Account Name:
Your Direct Tel Mobile
Age Occupation :
A Copy of International Passport Driving Licence


As soon as these are received, we shall take legal step to finalize
the hitch free transfer moralities.

Sincerely Yours

Dr. jeffrison
Director of Wire Transfer/Telex Dept
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA

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