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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: "Mrs. Victoria Scott" <oubabankofafrica@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:18:23 +0100
Subject: Attention: Dear

Hello dear beneficiary,

This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our

1-day meeting with the U.N International

Financial Investigation Unit and the

Association of Better Business Bureau to

compensate scam victims upon due

verification, we have jointly approved US

$3.7m (Three million, seven hundred thousand

United States Dollars) for every confirmed

victim. Your E-mail address was generated

through the computer ballot system as one of

the selected victims to receive this

compensation.

However, adequate arrangement has been put in

place to upload the approved payment

compensation into a Platinum Card that can be

accessible at any inter-switch cash machine

anywhere in the world.

Finally; for the purpose of proper

verification of your claims, it is imperative

that you furnish us with the following of

your details necessary to process

release/remittance of your payment:

Your Full Name(s):
Your Direct Telephone Number:
Contact Address (FOR ATM DELIVERY)
Age:
Profession:
Photocopy of any I.D you may have:

You are expected to forward the above

information to the Authorized Payment Center

in Benin Republic below:

Paying Bank: UBA BANK Of Africa, S.A
Contact Person: JOHN CREFLO
E-mail: ubac7063@gmail.com
Phone:+229 644-398-32

You are advised to contact the above JOHN

CREFLO with your information to enable your

fund to be processed and released to you

within the stipulated time frame.

Cordially,
Mrs.Victoria Scott
For, United Nations Congress on Crime

Prevention and Criminal Justice
+229 644 398 32

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