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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: "Mr Martins Udokah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mailbox007007@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 04:20:49 -0700
Subject: ATM Notification


United Bank for Africa
RE:Your Payment Notification
From:Mr Martins Udokah
ATM Lohistic Units
Our Ref: CMMSEC/UBUK-HJSR/.5M/005.

::Attention::Attention::

Be informed that UBA have received official confirmation from the Remittance Authorities in your country that you are eligible to receive the approved payment as the legally approved bonafide beneficiary. The Funds has been officially assigned to you as the new entitled/ bonafide beneficiary and we shall effect the release of the Funds in your favour from the Escrow account of the Originating Bank.


Particularly, it is important to educate you regarding our esteemed available methods of payment. As the approved bonafide owner of the Funds, you reserve the singular RIGHT to know our preferred Method of Payment before we can officially MOVE AHEAD with the processes of actualizing the final release of the Money to you.

PAYMENT ATM CARD
This card center will send you an ATM CARD,which you will use to withdraw your fund in any ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum in your Card is ($2,000.00/$3,000.00 Thousand US Dollars per transaction. I want you to know that all modalities have been put in place for the successful delivery of your loaded ATM Card, as the delivery of your card is 100% Genuine and risk free, as all international rules and regulation in consignment delivery has been adhered to for safe delivery of your card to your country, your US$2.5M.

This special arrangement is being used to avoid all scrupulous demands by both the states and federal authorities that have previously delayed your payment till date; we shall need your maximum co-operation to ensure that strictness and confidence is maintained to avoid any further delays

We shall complete the reloading of your ATM Card Valued $2,500.0000.00 into the ATM Card within 48 hours as we are presently working on the issuance of ATM Card which will bear your name as evidence of the beneficiary.


FULL NAMES:
DELIVERY ADDRESS FOR ATM CARD:
SEX:
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
EMAIL ADDRESS:

You are required to comply within 72 hours or we would take it that you do not want your ATM Card, and would move it to the treasury Also, you must not contact any other bank or any Agent for any payment, because your fund is in our custody and will be released to you once you follow up the instructions stated above.

Thanks for banking for us

Thanks
Mr Martins Udokah
ATM Logistic Units

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