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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 Bank For Africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.phillipozuola@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:19:22 +0800
Subject: Re:Release/Transfer Notice of your Approved Funds (US$800,000.00)

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA)
1-4 Walter Carrington Str.Lagos-Nigeria.
From the Desk of MR PHILIP OZUOLA
 
Our Ref:  FGN/OHG/OXD1/2010
TELEX: FEDGOVNIG.
Date: 28/09/2010
Highly Confidential.
 
ATTN: Beneficiary,
 
Re:Release/Transfer Notice of  your Approved Funds (US$800,000.00) eight hundred thousand united states dollar.May you remain favoured and I pray that this email will find you in Good Spirits and of course always in the best of health.
 
This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value.Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of contract/Inheritance Payment transaction with some goverment Officials some while ago.
 
Without taking much of your time, my name is MR PHILIP OZUOLA,the New Group Managing Director of (UBA) Presently we are being paid by the WORLD BANK in other to avert Scam and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria,So far,we have succeeded in Settling (Mrs.Ann Kleyser,Mr.Edward Drake, Mr.Nelson Jones etc).
 
Your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some while ago because you did not finalize your claim for it. A week ago,the Presidency and The Federal Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of US$800,000.00 to you but to our surprise you sent down your representatives Mr Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Somer to collect this Funds on your behalf, this morning.
 
Dear Beneficiary Did You Send Them ??
For the fact that this Committee is faithfully in my full governance as the Group Managing Director,i will like you to give me the authority to transfer your Funds into their own Bank Account.
 
You are advised to reconfirm your current personal informations,We await your immediate response via email and telephone.
 
Reply to Email: mr.phillipozuola@ymail.com
Tel: +234 809 427 2135
 
 
Officially Sealed
MR PHILIP OZUOLA
Group Managing Director of (UBA)

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