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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Johnson.larry" <customerscare67@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr Johnson.larry" <officesoffice1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 02:38:04 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATM visa card was Discovered In post office
This is to officially bring to your notice that The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out in your favor the total sum of $12.5 Millions as payment for this Fiscal year 2015 this instructions is from the custody of the United Nation representative office,The United Nation Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council and the payment has been approved by World Bank as its to help those who have not received their inherited fund to get their fund.
We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-PPCK22) You have to indicate this code when contacting the our authorized ATM Card Payment Center with your contact details,You are hereby authorize to contact the paying office with the information below as soon as you receive this email for immediate release of your payment to you through ATM Card which will allow you to withdraw the sum of $4,000 US Dollars from any ATM Machine around with the use of your pin code to enable you be the first beneficiary to receive its fund since the paying office have a lots of beneficiary to pay according to our instruction.
Outline below are the details you need to send them to enable them quicken the process of releasing your ATM Card to you.
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(1)YOUR FULL NAME=============
(2)MOBILE PHONE NUMBER======
(3)CURRENT HOME ADDRESS= =======
(4)FAX NUMBER= ===============
(5)COUNTRY= ===================
(6)CITY= =====================
(7)NEAREST AIRPORT = =============
(8)A COPY OF YOUR I D FOR IDENTIFICATION
However outline below is the paying bank contact information, contact them now for the immediate release of your payment to you since it has been approved by United Nations and World Bank meanwhile do not be taken unaware that all the necessary document backing the fund up has been forwarded to the custody of the paying bank.
UBA BANK, ATM CREDIT CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
Payment officer: Mr Henry James
Direct Number 00229 98318252
Do let us know immediately you contact United Bank of Benin for your immediate payment please do not forget your payment code it is very important.We found your name in our list and that is why you are receiving this email notification.
Best Regards
Mr Johnson.larry
United Nations Representative
Benin Republic Cotonou
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