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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. Mary E . Callahan" <tavani.silvano@alice.it>
Reply-To: bank-union@bk.ru
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 12:08:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT DIRECTOR OF OUR CORRESPONDENTBANK USA FOR YOUR PAYMENT
USD$6,800.000.00

Attn:please

Payment notification sum ofUSD$6,800.000.00

We have been informed by the authority's the Board of Directors of UN
Compensation payment task force, to have your payment Worth US$6.800(Six
Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) release to you
otherwise, the funds will be declared un-serviced by the bank managements and
consequently be confiscated. The time frame is very short and bank Wire
Transfer is the fastest means of getting this done.

The bank of USA in the UNITED STATES to effect this payment to you using their
traditional banking process, VIA WIRE TRANSFER and you are to contact the Mr.
Byron L. Wills Branch Managing director of the Union Trust Bank for the release
of the fund, to be transferred into your nominated bank account.

Here is the contact information below.


1. BANK NAME: Union Trust Bank USA

2.ADDRESS:1475 E Lo ANG,VALLEY, CA 93065, US

3.EMAIL: bank-union@bk.ru

4.TELEPHONE: +1(201) 742 7811

5. MANAGING DIRECTOR: Mr. Byron L. Wills


If you are receiving this notification for the first time, the
(USD$6,800.000.00) can only be paid upon the receipt of your beneficiary
identification security transfer CODE, which is XO9014/15KLQ. Send it
immediately to Him for instant accreditation of your proceeds into your account
and fill out the needed information for confirmations as listed bellow.

1) Your full name: 2) Phone, fax and mobile#: 3) Address: 4) Copy of your any
valid ID card.ATTACHED !!.

NB. THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IN
ORDER TO GUARD US FROM INTERNET IMPOSTORS.

Thanks.
Mary Callaha
Asset Management
UN Compensation payment task force.








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