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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: "Ms. Ann-Maria Dirderik" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms.ann-mariadirderik@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:49:06 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Attn: Beneficiary

We received an instruction from the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS),Zurich to pay you the sum of Two Million, Forty Five Thousand Euros Only (€2,045,000.00), which is classified as your outstanding principle amount and 0.001% interest accrued from the principle amount.The said amount shall be paid to you by wire transfer or cheque prior to the signing of your payment documents for proof of your payment in line with the terms of our agreement with the Union Bank of Switzerland.

Your attention/presence is required for the signing of the documents,but following the heavy impact of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe, the management has suspended the invitation of concerned beneficiaries for the signing of their respective payment documents.

Hence, an approval has been granted for the signing of such documents by proxy through the beneficiary's representatives/agents here with the beneficiary's written Power of Attorney. Otherwise, an attorney shall be appointed to act on behalf of the beneficiary, if the beneficiary does not have any representatives/agents here.

Consequently, you are required to quickly provide copy of your valid identification and telephone number for validation of your payment file and confirm your preferred payment option (i.e. wire transfer or cheque) to enable us initiate the process of your payment, while awaiting the signing of your payment documents.

For further inquiries and clarification on your payment, please contact your assigned transaction manager, Ms. Ann-Maria Dirderik.

Yours truly,

Benedicto Felipe
Chief Credit Officer,
Keytrade Finance, Malaga, Spain
www.keytradefinance.com

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