419 scam: "Barrister Anthony Smith"<barr_anthonysmith@btinternet.com> SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 USD$1,500,000.00.

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "unity009@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347055453991

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Anthony Smith" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1988 06:47:56 +0100
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 USD$1,500,000.00.

Attention Beneficiary,

SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 USD$1,500,000.00.

On behalf of the Obama's Foundation and United Nations, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of USD$1,500,000.00 in compensation of scam victims. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the Obama's Foundation and United Nations to pay 150 victims of scam USD$1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, and we still have a pending of 36 compensations left to be paid. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.

So, do contact Unity Bank Plc, Nigeria Branch for verification and release of your USD$1,500,000.00 that we have deposited with them. The account log on will be presented to you by the bank in order to access the funds before releasing into your nominated bank account.

You will transfer the funds into your nominated account on-line as the Unity Bank Plc will provide the necessary information to you.

Please if you are willing to accept the funds, do contact the Managing of the Unity Bank Plc with the following details. You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the Bank.

[1] Full Names:
[2] Contact address:
[3] Direct Telephone No:
|4| Occupation:

Attention Dr. Evans Worherem
Executive Director, Operations and Services
Unity Bank Plc
Plot 290A, Akin Olugbade Street Victoria Island, Lagos
Tel: + 234-705-545-3991
Email: unity009@live.com

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Anthony Smith
Coordinator

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