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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. Sonial Dill" <infobank@group.net>
Reply-To: <ubaatmdept@citromail.hu>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 06:50:01 -0700
Subject: Re: Attention Owner Of This E-mail Address

Re: Attention Owner Of This E-mail Address,

Your Name And Contact Details Was Given To This Office In Regards
To Your Overdue Inherited/Compensation Fund Owed To You Which You Have
Failed To Claim Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes
Or Our Inability To Get Hold Of You The Genuine Beneficiary,

We Wish To Inform You Of The Successful Resolution Of Every Past Hitches And Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers,That's The Latest Instruction From International Monetary Fund (IMF). UBA Bank Has Been Mandated To Make The Payment To You And Their ATM Department Will Send You An ATM VISA Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine Around The Globe, Your Fund Is Safe And Intact, So Contact the ATM Department On The Following Information Below,

Director: Prof. John Mark
E-mail: ubaatmdept@citromail.hu

Also Send Him The Following Information As Listed Below.

1. Your Full Names
2. Phone And Fax Number
3. Delivery Address
4. Attach A Copy Of Your ID Or Picture

We Have Been Instructed By (IMF) Parliament To Issue Out Your $7.5 Million
USD, In This Fiscal Year. Also For Your Information, You Have
To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or Office(S)
To Avoid Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.

Note: Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issue Our Code Of Conduct,
Which Is (ATM-218) So You Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The
Card Center By Using It As Your Subject.

Regards,
Mrs. Sonia Dil

Cc: All Foreign Payment
Cc: Board of Directors
cc: Office Of The IMF
CC: Federal Ministry Of Finance
Cc: Office Of The ECOWAS
Cc: Accountant General Of The Federation
cc: E-mail: ubaatmdept@citromail.hu

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