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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: Hon Mr Peter Emeka <mrs.biake266@gmail.com>
Reply-To: peteremeka300@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:37:53 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear Foreign Beneficiary.

UBA BANK REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA INT'L. OFFICE NIGERIA
LOCATION. 10 STATION ROAD, ACHARA, ENUGU NIGERIA
AVENUE ENUGU NIGERIA.
Phone: +2348073517535
REF: MT89TQ

ATM Card Contract Fund Payment From United Nations

Attention Dear Foreign Beneficiary.

You are welcome to to desk of Hon Mr Alan Bersin, UBA BANK Director,
Working together towards a corruption-free world by promoting and
defending integrity, justice and

the rule of law’ Mission statement of the International
Anti-Corruption Academy, We cover West African Countries.

Your full Compensation fund have been Approved today from World
delivering courier department.

This is to let you know that we received a payment credit instruction
from the Federal Reserve Bank New York and Federal Government of
Africa to pay you with your full

Compensation fund sum of us$10.5 Million from the Federal Reserve
account with our office. We have been having series of meetings for
the past 1 month now which ended

2days ago with the Africa Government, HSBC Bank of United Kingdom (UK)
with the World Bank Officials. This email is to all the people that
have been scammed in any

part of the world, the United Nations,HSBC Bank of United Kingdom (UK)
Reserve Bank of Africa, with the World Bank officials have agreed to
compensate them with the

sum of Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars each victim.

This includes every foreign contractor that may have not received his
or her contract sum and people that have had an unfinished
transaction, people who have

Compensation to claim or international businesses that failed due to
instability of Government in some part of World.

It is my pleasure to inform you that ATM Master Card Number: 5359 2029
1225 3729 have been approved in your favor, The ATM Card Value is
$10,500,000 USD (Ten Million

Five Hundred Thousand, USD Only) You are advised that a maximum
withdrawal value of $15,000.00 USD is permitted on withdrawal per day
and are duly Inter Switch so you

can make withdrawal at any ATM locate Center of your choice around the
world. However what we required from you is bellow information and
your mailing address

information where you want your ATM card to be delivered.

1.Your full Name:......................
2.Delivery Address:.....................
3.Your direct Tel, Cell:................
4.A copy of your ID or ID numbers for Identification:...............
5.Nearest Airport:.................
6.Your current occupation:................

Now your new Payment, US Government Approval No; UN5685P, White House
Approved No:WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632
Password No: 339331,Pin Code

No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code
No: 0763; Immediate Federal Reserve Bank Telex Confirmation No:
-1114433;Secret Code No:

XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number, therefore you are
qualified now to received and confirm your ATM Card with our Delivery
Department within the next

48hrs.

Congratulation to your Compensation fund.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards,
UBA BANK Director
Hon Mr Peter Emeka
Phone: +2348073517535

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