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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: <chasebank188@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:34:29 -0700
Subject: FINAL PAYMENT UPDATE

Hello

Your transfer of USD 1.500.000 has been signed today and you have to contact CHASE BANK now to finalize the transaction to your personal Bank account or any account of your choice. Contact them here:

GERALD OBANDO/ CHASE BANK
Email: chasebank188@gmail.com or chase-bank-newyork@usa.com
Tel: +1-612 345 3646/ (334) 610-2711

Congratulations!

UBA BANK MANAGER
Benin Republic

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