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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: "International Online Transaction" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <transactionmonitoringteami@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:06:43 -0700
Subject: Attention From International Online Transaction Monitoring Team

Attention:
 
We the international online transaction monitoring team in collaboration with United Nation and British High Commission have been having series of meeting for the past 2 months which just ended 3 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS and British High Commission. We have your {name} in one of transactions details but we saw only your email contact, that’s why I am writing this mail. So you have to inform your partner about this mail.
 
The UNITED NATIONS have jointly agreed to send back to you the sum of $7,700,000.00USD of your principal money plus $87,680.00USD of the accrued fund (ie $7,787,680.00USD). At the moment we have the full amount in our custody here in United Finance Bank because we are the United Kingdom National bank.
Therefore, we will open an offshore Premium account for you with our bank here since you are not based in United Kingdom so you can access the account anywhere in the world.
Get back to us then we proceed.
 
Based on strict money laundering laws and serious scrutiny in movement of funds through Banks, we have finalised with United Finance bank In UK to receive the funds and pay out to you, This is the advice from the security department and the legal department of the present bank the funds are, 
You are to open a non-resident account with UFB. Note: You are not required to send money to anybody or any bank officer in UFB Bank. Same account will be used to lodge your money of GBP40,700,000.00Pound Sterling.
 
Once done, you can as well discuss payment option with the manager considering that the money is now in your account. You are required to go with the available document you have with you as prove to show that the fund belongs to you. This includes your identification and transfer slip giving to you by the bank that initiated the transfer.
 
Should have further question please do not hesitate to revert to us.
 
Thanks In Anticipation.
International Online Transaction Monitoring Team

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