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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: "Mr.JUDE UBA" <obij57757@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mh5639128@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:00:45 +0100
Subject: Good Day To You Dear..

Good Day To You Dear

Am here to let you know that your ATN Master Card worth 2.5 Millions
dollars is ready to deliverer to you from our bank here UBA bank New
York City USA please contact Mr Antonio Luis with your full
information as
Your Name
Your Home address
Your Phone number
Your Country

.................

MR.ANTONIO LUIS
PHONE NUMBER :+1 912 274 2945
EMAIL ADDRESS : lantnio057@gmail.com

Bank Address: 1 Rockefeller Plaza #8, New York, NY 10020, USA

OUR OPTIONS FOR THE DELIVERY

(1) OPTION BANK TO BANK TRANSFER:

(2) OPTION ATM MASTER CARD :

Best Regards
MR.ANTONIO LUIS

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