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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. JAMES MORGAN" <chinazaudez36@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paymentcenter553@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:42:57 -0700
Subject: Attn:Dear respected Sir/Madam

Attn:Dear respected Sir/Madam

After extensive close door meeting with board of directors and other
stake holders in the government including sub committees of the house
of assembly and the house of

representatives federal republic of Benin republic.

It was resolved and agreed upon that your fund would be released on a
special method of payment, you are hereby notified that your
inheritance/contract payment of

TEN Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars $10.5 m has
been approved to be made to you through UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA ATM
VISA CARD. This method of

payment is designed by the government to avert fraud perpetration or
stoppage of fund by some agencies. either through anti terrorist
certificate or other

certificates. This swift credit card would be issued to you as soon as
you respond to this email

This bank has been mandated to take charge of the issuance of the
swift credit card and your payment file should be passed to my desk
for clarification. Upon

certification that your payment file is ok, this office will direct
you on how to receive your over due fund via ATM swift credit card.

you are required to furnish this office with the following information
to enable us commence action in processing and programming your due
funds into the swift credit

card for dispatch to your address for your use in making daily
withdrawal at the maximum of $10,000.00 per day

Your full name:
Address:
Next of kin name and your date of birth:
Your telephone number:

The ATM card would be issued in your favor, and all your information
will be inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of
the credit card, it would be

send to you together with the access pin number via courier to your
residential address.

Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.

THANKS,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Mr. JAMES MORGAN
Director foreign operation
ATM Card Department
Uba Bank Plc. of Benin republic

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