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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 <sgtsophiakatherineevelyn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubagrouplc80@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:20:40 -0700
Subject: Good Morning,


--
*Good Morning,*
* WE ARE NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
YOUR PAYMENT OF $10.5MILLION USD THROUGH ATM CARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER
COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE
IN OR OUTSIDE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT.
UBA BANK MANAGER HAS CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN
ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT AND THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC. THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN
ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN
ANY PART OF THE WORLD, THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $5,000USD PER DAY, A
TOTAL OF $10.5 MILLION USD. NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUNDS BY
CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY BY EMAIL: (ubagrouplc80@outlook.com
<ubagrouplc80@outlook.com>). THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION
WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA, PLEASE KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO
ENABLE US DELIVER YOUR ATM CARD ASAP, *
*1.YOUR FULL NAME…*
*2.YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER…*
*3.YOUR OFFICE NUMBER…*
*4.ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND YOUR ATM CARD…*
*5.(P.O BOX NUMBER/ADDRESS)…*
*6.YOUR AGE/GENDER…*
*7.YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION…*
*8.DO YOU HAVE ANY EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT (YES OR NO)…*
*NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE
OF CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0212 SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE BY USING IT
AS YOUR SUBJECT.*

*SINCERELY*
*Patricia Mahoney*
*USA AMBASSADOR TO BENIN REPUBLIC*

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