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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: FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT <donovansmith220@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grace_privatebox@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:10:07 -0800
Subject: Yor Payment

Good-day

I am privilege to contact you base on your compensation payment file,
i find in the payment system as a New Director Of Foreign Remittance
Department of UNION BANK PLC,in my findings i discover that you have
decided to fort fill your approved fund of US$6,500,000.00 because of
$350 MT103 telex charge which must be observe before the MT103 telex
copy will be forward to you and as well to your bank for the fund
crediting.


Moreover base on the premature skepticism, will only deprive you of
the privilege of restoring your lawful funds of US$6,500,000.00,to
your bank, It is very unfortunate that you misunderstood the virtues
of this payment structure, which is designed to deliver your long
dormant funds to your Bank.That is to say, that by your hesitant to
compliance, you have autocratically established failure, where it does
not exist,especially, since this Payment Program was painstakingly
structured to deliver your funds without failure due to further
encumbrances, as in the past.

It is absolutely vital, that you do the needful to command your
payment, as this payment is unconditional and truly conformable.It is
in this vein, that I personally, urge you to give this payment
program, the benefit of doubt to succeed, as it surely will.

Again in the time past you have confine your self to misery, sorrow
and Grief, when you should have been joyous and thanking your stars
for the marvelous opportunity, that will release your funds to your
Bank and i also think that there is nothing i can prove to you then
you do the necessary thing and confirm your fund in your account and
then you can believe am different person from others,without your fund
confirmation in your account within the next24hours i am not different
like others.


Re-confirm to me the followings

(1) Your full names:
(2) Contact address:
(3) Tel-Fax/cell phone numbers:
(4) Occupation/Position:
(5) Name of company if any:
(6) Age and marital status.
(7) Receiving bank detail

As soon as we receive this information, we shall proceed immediately
with your payment without further delay.

Waiting for your urgent respond in this regards.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Philip Oduoza
Director Of Foreign Remittance Department.
UNION BANK PLC

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