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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: REV JOHN AHMED <"ww1."@sun.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: REV JOHN AHMED <unitedbankforafrica425@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 07:35:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn CUSTOMER,

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN
ZARIA STREET, GARKI
P.M.B. 0187, GARKI, ABUJA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA)



Attn CUSTOMER,


I AM REV JOHN AHMED DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA]
The only Bank appointed by all AFRICA PRESIDENT LED BY OUR NEW PRESIDENT
PATRICE TALON BECAUSE OF FRAUD GOING ON IN BENIN REPUBLIC WERE AN INNOCENTS
CREDITORS WERE ASK TO PAY CHARGES BEFORE THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR MONEY OWN TO
THEM BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES.WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM I.M.F.I will want to make
it clear to you that what you are paying to the diplomat WHOM WE ARE GOING TO
USE HIS IMMUNITY FOR THE SHIPMENT is $50,000 FIFTY thousand united state
dollar
immediately YOU received your fund and confirm it not in advance. And i also
received a security report that you are paying money to some fraudster who are
deceiving you telling you that they are going to send this your money to you.
A
s a man of GOD and an ordained REVEREND i advise you in spirit not to waste
your money paying any body till you follow my instruction and did not get your
money in the next three days. Let GOD take my life if i am not telling you the
truth. OUR SECURITY REPORT SHOWN THAT THIS PEOPLE IS DEMANDING MONEY FROM YOU
AND YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING THEM MONEY IN ADVANCE. DO NOT PAY
TO
ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY ARE FRAUDSTER AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR FRAUD ACTIVITIES
THAT WE HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL OUR CREDITORS
CASH THROUGH THIS MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE IN ALL AFRICA COUNTRY.



IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR TELEGRAPHIC MONEY
TRANSFER DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK
HON OURS OUR REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO PAY THROUGH THIS
MEANS AND KNOWN OF OUR BANK DRAFT IS WORKING BECAUSE OF THIS THIEVES IN BENIN
REPUBLIC YOUR FUND HAVE BEEN PACKAGED TODAY WHICH IS ATTACH TO THIS MAIL AND I
WILL TAKE THE TWO BOXES TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND SEND THE KEYS TO
THE BOXES SEPARATELY TO YOU BY DHL TO AVOID THE COURIER SERVICE STAFF TEMPERING
WITH THE CONTENT OR DIVERT IT TO ANOTHER PLACE. PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING WITH
THIS FRAUDSTERS FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE SENT MONEY TO THEM
JUST LET ME KNOW SO THAT OUR SECURITY AGENT WILL RETRIEVE IT BACK TO YOU BUT
THAT WILL BE AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FUND.



I WILL SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR
PHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR QUICK INFORMATION BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN OUR SIDE. ALL
THE DOCUMENT WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING
MONEY TO THOSE FRAUDSTER AND FACELESS AFRICAN. BUT GOD WILL JUDGE ALL OF THEM
WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN WHEN YOU GAIN
THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL. I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT MR SUNDAY BEN
HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STOP ALL MEANS OF ASSOCIATING HIMSELF WITH THIS
FRAUDSTER OR FACE JAIL, AS $15,000 FIFTEEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR HAVE
BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL EXPENSES OF SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU THROUGH GENUINE
DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT WAS SPENT WILL BE DETAILS TO YOU.


THIS IS FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND IS NO MORE $850.000.00 EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND USD BUT $835,000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE
UNITED STATE DOLLAR. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND MR SUNDAY BEN AS HE HAVE
BEEN COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT . REV JOHN AHMED DIRECTOR CASH
PROCESSING UNIT UNITED AFRICA BANK PLC. OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AND SEE HOW THE
MONEY IS BEEN PACKED Please contact on this E-mail.
(unitedbankforafrica425@gmail.com)


REV JOHN AHMED

DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC

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