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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: "Rev. Amos K. David" <sbrenda273@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ubabankplc00@bk.ru
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 08:44:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attn: Account Holder, E-mail us now.



Attn: Account Holder, E-mail us now.

This is to notify you that a new development has been made today in which the Republic Bank which is called United Bank for Africa (UBA) which has been holding your funds all this while because the BANK LOST YOUR CONTACT, Now the Bank has been ordered to release it to you. We have made several contact to reach you to claim your outstanding payment, but we did not hear from you till now, so I wish you will respond and contact for this notice to claim your fund.

We the bankers has created an online bank account on your behalf and the online bank account has been funded with the total sum of $17.800,000.00 USD in which you would be able to withdraw any amount of money daily from the online account, Please what Ever you want to Ask make sure that You Copy this Email Below and send Me email to this
email in Bracket ( ubabankplc00@bk.ru )

Below are the online bank account details

Welcome! To - UBA Bank Online Plc Secure Account Page
Payment Activate 2019-28-06
Created Opened Account//$17.800, 000, 00 USD
Balance $17.800, 000, 00 USD
Sort Code. 00169381101-43372 1020-03-8733
Swift Code PNBPUS33
Account Number 1010169857504

The bank has also stated that you could be able to start accessing the online bank account once the transfer code has been issued to you and this code will be issued to you send the following details to me as soon as you get this mail.

Your full name============
home or office address====
phone number==============
your Country==============

Treat as urgent as I will be waiting for the details as directed as soon as possible, To This Email in Bracket ( ubabankplc00@bk.ru )

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
Respectively
REV. AMOS K. DAVID
Director UBA Bank
Direct line= +229-623-646-09

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