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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: PAUL <jacksonmrken@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nicholaspual333@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:47:58 +0100
Subject: DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC

*DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLCFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN WEST
AFRICA.OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01OFFICE CONTACTS PHONE
:(+229-686-079-05)ATTENTION:CARD OWNERMY NAME IS,MR.DEREK IRWIN,FROM
FOREIGN TRANSFER OFFICE, I AM HEREBY TO INFORMYOU THAT UBA BANK PLC BENIN
REPUBLIC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOURPAYMENT OF $12,8MILLION USD
THROUGH ATM VISA CARD. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOPFURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH
ANY OTHER PERSON(S)OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID MADE AMISTAKE IN RECEIVING YOUR
ATM VISA CARD.UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT
PAYMENT THROUGH ANELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT.THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFTCARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD CENTER WILL
SEND YOU AN ATM VISACARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY
ATM MACHINE IN ANY PARTOF THE WORLD.THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $5,000
US DOLLARS PER DAY.YOURTOTAL FUNDS IN THE CARD IS $12,8MILLION USD.NOW YOU
ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURFUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY.THIS IS A SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENT INCOLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.SEND THEM THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THEDELIVERYOF YOUR ATM
CARD:(1). YOUR FULL NAME,(2). YOUR COUNTRY,(3). YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE
NUMBERS,(4). MOBILE PHONE NUMBER,(5). YOUR CORRECT HOME ADDRESS,(6). YOUR
CURRENT OCCUPATION,(7). YOUR WEEKLY/MONTHLY INCOME,(8). YOUR AGE,(9). YOUR
NEXT OF KIN NAME AND EMAIL,(10)YOUR GENDA(11).YOUR CORRECT CITY,CONTACT DR
NICHOLAS A. PAUL WITH THIS INFORMATION:DR NICHOLAS A. PAULFOREIGN PAYMENT
DEPARTMENTUBA BANK BENIN REPUBLICEMAIL; nicholaspual333@gmail.com
<nicholaspual333@gmail.com>OFFICE TELEPHONE : (+229-686-079-05)NOTE THAT
BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) ARE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODEOF
CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0202 SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTINGDR NICHOLAS A. PAUL ON THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.KINDLYNOTIFY (UBA BANK) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS
MESSAGE FROM THEU.B.ABANK PLC.DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK
PLCFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN WEST AFRICA.OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01OFFICE
CONTACTS PHONE :(+229-686-079-05)*

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