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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: "MR. ALBERT EDWARD" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: ubaremittanceunit18@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:23:11 -0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary, 16/11/2017

Attention: Beneficiary,

How are you, hope you are fine? This Message is Coming to you from ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations and some corrupt official adminstrators Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has been sacked who happen to be the former EFCC chairman.

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria and with the information guarted from this Scam artist, you notice that you have been scammed of so much money and have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of your fund. You are therefore being compensated with the total sum $2.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Inheritance, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.

Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of US $2.5 Million, we have made arrangement to register an Online Banking through our United Bank Of Africa Plc, where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account Fund, to transfer your fund personally to your Private Bank Account with know complication of things or questioning as the Account will be fully registered in your Name.

Feel free to contact the processing Rev. Mr. Charles Godwin. The online Banking Processing It is made much easier for you to transfer your fund to your private Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or complication of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing, you can only transfer the Maximum Amount of US $500.000.00 daily / install mentally until the total amount of your Compensated / deposited fund is transferred and completely paid to you and also if you choose to receive your payment VIA ATM CARD its is still accepted so you get back to him with your choice of payment.

So you are advice to contact, processing Rev. Mr. Charles Godwin with your provided information? required for verification below.

CONTACT PERSON: Rev. Mr. Charles Godwin
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: (ubaremittanceunit18@gmail.com)
CELL PHONE: +234 9066 161 076

Provide the information below to enable Rev. Mr. Charles Godwin process your Online Banking Account for deposition of your total compensated fund.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:..................
2) YOUR ADDRESS:...................
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:...........
4) YOUR OCCUPATION:..................
5) YOUR IDENTITY:.......................
6) YOUR COUNTRY/CITY/STATE:...............
7) YOUR MARITAL STATUS/AGE/SEX:.................

Contact Rev. Mr. Charles Godwin with the information required for verification to enable him start the processing of your Online Banking Account Registration. We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.

Best Regard,
MR. ALBERT EDWARD
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
E-MAIL: mr.albertedward2017@outlook.com

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