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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: Pastor james Michael <pastorjames.michael@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: pastorjamesmichael@y7mail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:26:09 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: RE: CASH PAYMENT---UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA]




DEAR BENEFICIARY,

I AM PASTOR. JAMES MICHAEL DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT, UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED NOW BY THE ECOWAS MEMBERS TO HANDLE YOUR PAYMENT .

BECAUSE OF THE FRAUD GOING ON IN WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES WHERE SOME INNOCENT BENEFICIARIES WERE ASK TO PAY IN ADVANCE BEFORE RECEIVE THE MONEY OWED TO THEM. THE ABOVE AFRICA UNION HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVED TO PAY ALL BENEFICIARIES IN CASH THROUGH MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(I.M.F) AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES.

TAKE NOTE; TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$10,000) HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL EXPENSES IN SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU THROUGH GENUINE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT WAS SPENT WILL BE DETAILS TO YOU. THEREFORE, I WANT YOU TO BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND WILL BE NO MORE SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($7,500,000.00) BUT SEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($7,490,000.00).

IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN ATM CARD OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM OR HER BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HONOURS OUR REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION ANY MORE. THAT IS WHY WE SETTLED TO PAY IN CASH THROUGH COURIER.

WE ALSO RECEIVED A SECURITY REPORT THAT YOU PAID THE FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE BEEN DECEIVING YOU, TELLING YOU THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THIS MONEY TO YOU.DEAR,AS A SENIOR BANKER, CONTROLLING THIS CASH PAYMENT NOW, I ADVISE YOU NOT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING ANY BODY IN ADVANCE AGAIN, AND IF YOU JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION,

YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MONEY IN FOUR DAYS TIME.
YOUR FUND WILL NOW PACKAGE IN BOX AND TAKE TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT, BUT THE KEY OF THE BOX WILL SEND TO YOU SEPARATELY BY (D.H.L) TO AVOID THE COURIER SERVICE STAFF INTERCEPT WITH THE CONTENT.
THEREFORE, DO QUICKLY FORWARD TO ME (1).COPY OF YOUR ID PASSPORT OR DRIVER LICENSE, (2).YOUR HOME ADDRESS(3).AND DIRECT TELEPHONE PHONE NUMBER FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.

NOTE THAT THIS BANK IS INVOLVED TO HANDLE THIS PAYMENT TO KEEP A CLEAN SLATE OF INHERITANCE DEBT SETTLEMENT, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY ONE ELSE OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION EXCEPT THIS OFFICE TO AVOID ANY FURTHER MISTAKES OR DELAY. REMEMBER THAT THIS BANK AND GOVERNMENT OF THE DEBTOR COUNTRY WILL NOT BE INTERESTED IN ANY COMPLAINT OF NOT RECEIVING YOUR FUND IF YOU FAIL TO ABIDE TO THIS INSTRUCTION.

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY TODAY WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OF YOURS AS STATED ABOVE.PLEASE FORWARD YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: pastorjamesmichael@y7mail.com

YOURS FAITHFULLY

PASTOR JAMES MICHAEL

DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA,

TELEPHONE 00229 93 14 31 78

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