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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: "MRS JENNY SNELL" <asolorzano@peot.gob.pe>
Reply-To: unitedbankforafricaplcbenin@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 06:11:44 -0500
Subject: Attention: Please




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Attention: Please,

How are you, hope you are fine? This is to notify you about the meeting
held today by Ministry of Finance and His Excellence Mr. President
regarding your inheritance fund worth of $8,500.000.00 (Eight Million Five
hundred thousand United States Dollars) which you tried several occasions
to claim but all to be in vain and after the meeting we have today, we
have come to final conclusion that the fund will be deposited to UNITED
BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (U.B.A) for them to set up ATM CREDIT CARD in your
name with their bank, which from the CARD they will issue to you, from
there you will now Receive your inheritance fund worth of $8.5Million Us
Dollars Through DHL COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC in your country without
any further delay.

We have made all the necessary arrangement with the Managing Director (MR.
MARVIN CLARK) of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (U.B.A) and the fund has be
deposited in their bank for them to set up ATM CREDIT CARD in your name,
So contact the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (U.B.A) with your personal
information and your current delivery address were you want DHL COURIER
COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to deliver your ATM CREDIT CARD TO TO YOU .

Fill below info for the renewing of your file.
(1) FULL NAME .................
(2) ADDRESS ....................
(3) COUNTRY ...................
(4) PRIVATE TEL ................
(5) PRIVATE FAX ...............
(6) YOUR MARITAL STATUS/AGE..........
(7) YOUR OCCUPATION................

Contact Person: (MR. MARVIN CLARK)
Emails Address: (unitedbankforafricaplcbenin@gmail.com)
Telephone Number: +229 68943957

For your information, this transaction is real, legit and 100% percent
risk free, it’s also authorized by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
in conjunction with Interpol, So we will advice to quit all the
transaction you are doing to avoid any trouble and from now on, any
message you receive that's not from this bank (U.B.A.PLC) BENIN REPUBLIC,
kindly forward it to me for prepare investigation because the only office
that's in charge of your fund here in Africa is UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
(U.B.A) BENIN, so don't allow yourself to be deceived and also be informed
that the only fee you are required to pay when you contacted the bank is
$199.00 (One Hundred And ninety Dollars) only for the DHL COURIER DELIVERY
AND RENEWING OF YOUR FILE, so contact the MR MARVIN CLARK for more
instruction about your ATM CREDIT CARD details and make sure that you
follow their international remittance policy and guideline in order to
enable them give you the best of their services.

Note: Contact Mr. MARVIN CLARK (unitedbankforafricaplcbenin@gmail.com) for
your ATM CREDIT CARD DELIVERY.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
MRS. JENNY SNELL.
Director Ministry of Finance Benin Republic.


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