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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: REV MOSES <officeemailmyself@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revfathermoseseze13@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:26:34 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.
UBA HOUSE, 57, MARINA,
P.O.BOX. 2406, LAGOS NIGERIA

27/8/2021

Attention Beneficiary

I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT I AM NOT HAPPY OVER YOUR ATTITUDE, I HAVE
BEEN CONTACTING YOU OVER 10 YEARS AGO NOW FOR YOU TO COMPLY AND CLAIM
YOUR FUND, BUT YOU REFUSED TO FOLLOW MY ADVISE, THIS IS THE LAST
COMMUNICATION I WILL HAVE WITH YOU IF YOU FAIL TO FOLLOW MY
INSTRUCTION I DONT THINK YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUND ANYMORE, I HAVE
TOLD YOU SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP ANY COMMUNICATION YOU HAVE WITH THOSE
419 SCAMMERS BUT YOU IGNORED MY ADVISE, THIS IS THE LAST PERSON WHO
RECEIVED HIS FUND ON Tuesday 05/05/2020 at 09:31, YOU CAN TRACK IT BY
YOURSELF AND VIEW IT VERY WELL, FedEx Tracking: 476552834875. Go
through my message very well and follow my instruction,

FedEx tracking Last delivery (476552834875)

WELCOME TO UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

Re: Approval of your compensation Fund,

With respect to the foregoing business matter regarding the final
release and subsequent transfer of your approved payment valued at the
sum of $5000,000 USD via ATM Card, I write to officially inform you
that your payment order by Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Card System
has been successfully processed today and the US$5000,000. has been
loaded into an ATM Card Hence, in compliance with the Payment
Procedure of the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PL C, you are expected to
settle in full a "Processing/Shipping Fee" estimated to the value of
$150, USD before final delivery of funds can be effected to your
designated address.

You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of $2000, USD is
permitted on withdrawal per day with a minimum of $500 per withdrawal
and we are duly inter switched, meaning you can make withdrawal in any
location and ATM Center of your choice. We have concluded delivery
arrangement with FedEx, to be fully insured by Nice Insurance
Corporation. In view of this development, you are requested to
immediately offset the Courier and Insurance charges of $150 USD
through the Company given payment instruction as follows to enable the
receiving company insure and deliver the card to your address;

Send the Transfer Number to this office for further action. Be
informed that delivery will be made to your address in 4 hours after
our confirmation of this payment for delivery, as you know that the
delivery fee receipt will be attach on your payment delivery documents
to avoid being delay by the customs. Please advice this office your
preferred time of visitation for delivery and be informed that your
valid ID card must be presented to the dispatchers before release will
be done.

TAKE NOTE. Be aware that you are the only person left to receive your
ATM Card out of the (6) Six beneficiaries and for your confirmation go
to FedEx Express Delivery Services website (FedEx) and you will see
the one we delivered (476552834875) ,) Track FedEx tracking Shipments
with (FedEx tracking)

I stated the above for you to know that you are the only person left
to receive your ATM Card. You have to stop any further communication
with anybody or office for you to receive your own ATM Card without
any further delay.

If you will follow my sincere advice I will urge you to contact me
immediately to make things less complicated to you. Thanks.

When you reply me back, i will send you the western union receiver
information of the $150, To enable you send the fee across to us here
in Nigeria, or if you want to send into bank account i will send you
the information,

I want you to track the last delivery, FedEx tracking 476552834875

I will wait to hear from you ASAP.
Rev Moses Eze
Swift Card Consultants Payment Center.

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