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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: UBA BANK PLC <matyszak01@aol.co.uk>
Reply-To: ubagorupofbank@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 12:15:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your ATM Visa Card has been issued out this morning



United Bank For Africa Plc. Republique du Benin,
Remittance Department funds of International Transfer.
Address: 7741 unesvia Avenue kotoungbe rue cotonou.
Website www.ubagroup.com
Our Ref: 2494UBA5754

ATTENTION DEAR CUSTOMER !

Your ATM Visa Card has been issued out this morning and the said Card is available right now for immediate pick up by the rightful owner which is you, your Visa Card is under my supervise, while the Pin Code which you will use to access it is under the protection of the Management for security reasons. be rest assured that United Bank for Africa {UBA} has approved and upgraded your ATM Visa Card in your favor this morning. The amount upgraded in is $8.7 million.

Official invitation have been extended to you to visit United Bank For Africa {UBA} Republique du Benin and collect your ATM Visa Card and Pin Code so that you will activate it by yourself and start withdrawing Money/funds from any ATM Visa Machine in any part of the World, but the amount you can withdraw per a day is $5,000usd as we have programmed it. Alternatively, if you are unable to visit United Bank for Africa Republique du Benin for collection of your ATM Visa Card and Pin Code, then you must therefore applied/comply for your ATM Visa Card to be deliver to you via our Diplomatic Courier Service at your own expenses by offsetting the following payments such as:

A) Shipment fee is $75.00 dollars.
B{ Insurance Fee 120.00

Your ATM Visa Card must be insured so that it can get to you without any problem or diversion. This is because these ATM Visa Card can be use to withdraw money/funds from any ATM Machine in any part of the world. Your secret Pin Code will be given to you once you received the Card from us for security reason, the payments sum of us$195.00 dollars must be paid to enable us shipped the ATM Visa Card to your address to enable you Activate it once you received it and start withdrawing us$5,000 dollars from any ATM Visa Machine in any part of the world. Therefore, once we confirmed, you are ready for the shipment, if you cannot come to United Bank for Africa Republique du Benin for collection of your ATM Visa CARD, we will furnish you the receiver information which you will use to send the required fee.

As soon as the fee is received, we shall immediately dispatch your ATM Visa Card to your address, we are waiting for your quick reply.

Remain Bless for your Co-operating with us into (UBA).

Yours in service,
Mr. Davis Callen, Manager ATM Department
United Bank for Africa Republique du Benin
E-mail: ubagorupofbank@yahoo.co.jp
E-mail: uba.unitedbankforafrica@citromail.hu

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