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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: UNITED BANK PLC <cia.officer.g.david.petraus@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabankwiretransfer@post.com
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:41:39 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear Beneficiary,

Dear beneficiary ,

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

The management of UN here in Geneva, Switzerland wishes to acknowledge
the receipt of your concise email response with the reconfirmation of
your personal data as demanded.Now that you have made your intentions
known that you want to claim your funds worth US$15,500,000.00
(Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars), we shall not
hesitate to intimate you with the delivery requirements before the
shipment of your funds ATM Card to your home address as provided in
your previous email. The only thing required for the delivery to
commence is for you to obtain Country Athorization Delivery Permit
valued at $150 from the appropraite authority of which as soon as the
above listed is obtained your ATM will be delivered within the next 24
hours to your home address

Below Are The Features of Your ATM Visa Card:

1. Your ATM Visa Card bears your Name
2. It has a secret 4-digit PIN (Personal Identification Number) Number
that will be given to you the day it arrives to your address
3. You are entitled to make a maximum withdrawal of US$6000 (Six
Thousand USD) daily from your Card
4. It is accessible with any ATM Machine around the Globe.
5. If stolen or misplaced, we shall have the Card blocked within
24-hours and re-issue and send you a new one immediately with your
actual balance before it was stolen.
6. One month after usage, we shall issue you a Credit Card with the
left-over balance on your Visa Card account and this will allow you to
make a huge payment when you intend buying things like houses, cars or
investing into a large-scale business without having to wait to
withdraw US$6000 daily to accumulate the required amount you need as
this could be stressful especially when you need to pay for what you
wish to buy immediately.

We also received an Irrevocable Foreign Exchange Approval Order from
the mentioned offices through the fiscal revenue implications of the
prospective economic partnership agreement / policy with our
commission on debt liquidation statistics for remittance of the above
sum to you without any delay as your ATM Card delivery with us has
already been approved on your behalf and this reliable Institution as
soon as you meet up with the delivery requirement by obtaining the
Country Athorization Delivery Permit which is valued at $150 inline
with International and Local Banking Laws.

At this juncture, we urge you to fill out in capital letters the
attached ATM Card Processing Form below and return the informations
along with a copy of your valid photo or identification ID for
identification purpose; preferably driver’s license or passport to
enable us commence the payment implementation processes, such as
evaluation, appraisal, certification and validation exercise prior to
remittance of your fund through ATM Card delivery
Please reconfirm your full details to avoid wrong delivery Such as:

Beneficiary First Name: ..........
Last Name......................
Home Address: ……………….............
Country: ……………….........
Your City............................
Your Home/ Cell Phone No.....................
Your Occupation...................Company Name if
Any.................Annual Income......................

Your Valid Id for identification purpose: ............
Marital Status: .…………………………………Religion: ………………………………….

Thanks and if you have questions, we encourage you to email us immediately
I......... Hereby attest that the information given above is correct
and is given in good faith.

Regards
Mr.David Williams
Managing Director
Swift Card Consultants Payment Center
+229 98 27 31 93 +1 740 206 9173 (Call or SMS)
Office Email: ubabankwiretransfer@post.com

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