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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 OF AFRICA <federalbank749@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeromeadamsphilips@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 17:17:20 +0100
Subject: UBA BANK GROUP BENIN REPUBLIC

UBA BANK GROUP BENIN REPUBLIC
(UBA) LINER POOL, M60 4EP
E-mail: online.(jeromeadamsphilips@gmail.com)
PHONE: +229 52023748
Contact person:Dr. JEROME ADAMS PHILIPS

Director/ Foreign Affairs Ops Dept

YOUR ONLINE BANK WIRE TRANSFER

The Remittance of Your Fund $15 Million,US Dollars, To Your Personal
Bank Account: I believe you are alive and doing well to be reading
this important and urgent E-mail from the sub-regional office of the
UBA Republic of Benin, I am writing you this mail with urgent concern
to officially inform you that our GPS Network Server System (GPS NSS)
recently detected an unknown Fund Transfer Payment File system.

(FTP File) valued at,$15Million,US Dollars after our investigation on
the FTP file we discovered your name and data information on the file
confirming you as the Payment Receiver so we presented the FTP file to
the World Bank Department of Europe sub-region, so therefore we have
now been authorized to wire this fund directly to your Personal Bank
Account because your Fund Transfer Payment file was officially.

cleared with a Bill of Clean Sheet as your name and data information
was clearly verified on the FTP file that was detected by our GPS
NSS.We also wish to inform you that a Domiciliary Account must be
opened for you here in this our bank where your fund must be lodged in
before it is properly processed for our Online Bank Transfer, so you
are also requested to fill out the Account Opening Form as requested
below,REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR NEW ACCOUNT (Non residential account)

Your Full Name:
Your Full Address:
Your Contact Telephone and Fax No:
Your Profession, Age and Marital Status:
Any Valid Form of Your Identification/Driver's License:
Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Account Name:
Account Number:
Swift Code:
Routing Number:

Finally, do bear in mind that once we confirm the requested
information above from you we shall effect your Fund Transfer within
24/48hrs immediately. If you have any question or inquiry please feel
free to call our Customer Fulfillment Center On +229 99233429, Thank
you for your understanding as we hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Mr.David William
Phone Number:+229 52023748
Email:online.(jeromeadamsphilips@gmail.com)
Regional Director
UBA Bank Online Services Benin Republic.

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