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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: UBA ONLINE BANK ACCESS <"www."@fork.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: UBA ONLINE BANK ACCESS <ubabankplc77@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 08:35:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION


We wish to inform you that your $3,500,000.00 is ready to be release to you Via our online banking system without much stress and delay, All you have to do is fill the information below and we will create a new online bank account in your name and send you the user name and password to login then you can transfer your fund to any bank account of your choice.

First Name ...........................
Last Name .....................
State of Origin ................
Nationality:.......................
Passport Number:.........................
National ID Card No..................
Phone:.......................
Marital Status:......
Gender:..........................
Date of Birth:............
Indication of Address:................
Residential Address:..............
City:..........................
State:....................
Country:.................
ZIP / Postal Code:..............
Occupation:...............

We await your quick response

Yours sincerely
Daniel Kanu

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