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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: Farrida Waziri <farridawaziri@ymail.com>
Reply-To: Farrida Waziri <harrychukwu.ubaservice@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:52:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT UNITED BANK OF AFRICA




 
               UNITED NATIONS/WEST AFRICA CYBER CRIME SUMMIT
               ON GLOBAL COMPACT AND ANTI-CORRUPTION.

No. 1 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, PMB 200 Maitama, 900001, Abuja.
P. O. Box 3243, Fax:+234 (0)9 4613110
Visit our website:http://waccs.net/

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FIRST,AND UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR THIS PAYMENT PACKAGE BEFORE YOU REPLY.
website:http://waccs.net/

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC),US EMBASSY,in alliance with UNITED NATIONS have been working towards the eradication of Internet Fraud in western part of Africa with the help of the FBI from united states government and the united Nation Anti-drugs and Narcotics.
We have been able to track down so many of these Cyber criminals in various part of Africa/European countries which includes (BENIN,TOGO,GHANA and Other countries.

We have been able to recover so much money from these Cybercriminals which is over ($86,0000000.00) EIGHTY SIX MILLION US DOLLAR.
The United Nation Anti-Corruption commission and the (EFCC) Nigeria have ordered the money recovered from these Cyber fraudsters to be shared among first batch of 100 people we have their emails and contacts in our Database.

This email is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artist's file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria.
we are aware of your previous communication with them.
You are therefore being compensated with ($1,400000.00 US Dollars). ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR.

We have arranged your payment package through UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA),
Note your package has been specially prepared to enable you recieve your money in any Bank or ATM machine in any part of the world.
So you are advice to re-confirm to the processing of your delivering through (UBA BANK)
 
your information required.
CONTACT PERSON: MR HARRY CHUKWU (Fce,Msc,Acfs)
MANEGER UBA BANK COOPERATION
+2348125554598
CONTACT EMAIL: (harrychukwu.ubaservice@yahoo.com)
 
Provide the information below to enable them prepare your package,We are sure that they are waiting for your repply right now.
1)YOUR FULL NAME. 2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS. 3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER. 4)YOUR PROFESSION. 5)YOUR AGE.

Best Regard,
FARRIDA WAZIRI,   
Chairman EFCC NIGERIA.

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