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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: "Edward Obih" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameseaeh25@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 02:09:55 +0700
Subject: Urgent

>From the office of Mr. Edward Obi
Managing Director, Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN)
Lagos Nigeria

RE: PAYMENT OF US$5,000,000.00 INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT:

I am Mr. Edward Obi Managing Director, Corporate Services Division and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN)

Sometime ago, in our bank your inheritance fund was brought to our bank from federal government of Nigeria and after some period, the money was taken back to their treasury. But for the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$5million, which we are about to pay you via electronic telegraphic banking transfer through our corresponding bank.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund because from time to time the federal government of Nigeria auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our financial update, the earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery of the fund, the faster the action, because when the auditors arrive and find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will call back the accrued interest to the federal government treasury account.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example; your International passport or your driver license, your telephone and e-mail address for easy communication to you with your banking details where this fund will be transfer to. As a matter of fact we don’t have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting you through phone, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for the transaction.

Contact Mrs. Rose Jack
E-mail: jameseaeh25@yahoo.co.jp
Phone No: + 234-806-8460995

Note I have attempted to call you but all effort failed and I had to send you a mail on this email address, which I guessed belongs to you.

Expecting your immediately response.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Edward Obi
Managing Director

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