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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.Joy chidozie" <"www45."@oboe.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Joy chidozie" <atm458@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 08:36:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RECEIVING YOUR ATM VISA CARD

ATTENTION : CARD OWNER,

I AM, MRS. GLORY ORJI, FROM FOREIGN TRANSFER OFFICE, I AM HEREBY TO INFORM
YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
YOUR PAYMENT OF TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH
ATM VISA CARD.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S)
TO AVOID MADE A MISTAKE IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM VISA CARD.

UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN
ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT.THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN
ATM VISA CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE
IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $12,000 US
DOLLARS
PER DAY. YOUR TOTAL FUND IN THE CARD IS TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY.
THIS IS A SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.

SEND THEM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE DELIVERY
OF YOUR ATM VISA 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.

CONTACT Mrs.Joy chidozie WITH THIS INFORMATION:
Mrs.Joy chidozie FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UBA BANK BENIN REPUBLIC OFFICE
TELL PHONE : (+229 68554***) TRY AND CALL HIM ONCE YOU SEND MAIL TO HIM.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) ARE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE
OF CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0202 SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING REV.DR. SIMTH BROWN ON THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT. KINDLY NOTIFY (UBA BANK) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS
MESSAGE FROM THE U.B.A BANK
PLC.

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