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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: <ubabnk_atminterswitchunit@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:08:57 -0400
Subject: Your Payment Of Your UBA ATM VISACard.1

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
 
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (U.B.A)
PLOT 33 ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BELEWA WAY,
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CADASTRAL ZONE
ABUJA-NIGERIA
Tel: +(234)9094991167
CODE DATABASE: UBAXGB21
 
Your Payment Of Your ATM Card.
 
Dear
 
 
 
I have tried contacting you over the phone and no avail. We wish to inform you that we received a priority payment instruction from Mr.Goodluck Jonathan the president to reconcile and affect payment of your funds US$600,00000 (Six Hundred United States Dollars) into your account or any other account you may wish to nominate. To complete this transaction we have an option of payment agreed on the terms and conditions of the insurance over your fund to issue you with an ATM Cash Card.
 
Your ATM CARD will have a daily limit of US$600,00000  cash withdrawal from any ATM Machine in your country or any Country you may chose. Now let me also inform you that this amount as we have mentioned can be swap over the counter of your Bank local branch in your country with the following Banks: Bank of America / Royal Bank of
 
Canada/ Wells Fargo Bank / Standard Chartered Bank / Citibank and HSBC in Canada. Send us the scan copy of your international passport copy on the return of this
 
communication  and your contact address details to ensure we are dealing with the right person.
 
(1) Your Name...........
(2) Your Home Address..............
(3) Your international passport copy..............Or Drivers License Copy..............
(4) Your Occupation..............
(5) Your Cell Phone Numbers......................
 
In view of the above we seek your consent on the existence of this arrangement and to have the option you prefer to enable us complete the payment of the deposited draft. Also please note that you should be responsible for the Insurance coverage and the DHL courier delivery fee of your ATM Master Card upon issuance and the total
 
fee will be communicated to you in our next email.
 
Your urgent and valued response will be highly appreciated. If you have
further inquiries, you can call me on my direct line: Tel: +234-9094991167
 
Thank you,
 
 
 
Dr. Gerald Benson
Director Of ATM Payment Unit..
United Bank For Africa
Direct Fax: +234-7038726119

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