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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. Tony christain obi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeffersonc_b_nmakati@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 07:26:00 -0800
Subject: Compensation Payment

United Bank for Africa
Our Head office:House, 57, Marina,
P. O. Box 2406, Lagos, Nigeri
United Bank for Africa
Our Head office:House, 57, Marina,
P. O. Box 2406, Lagos, Nigeria
Email:remittance_dept@unionbnking.com
Whats-app
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
We are not sure you received our previous message as we use this medium to officially inform you of our ongoing review of unclaimed and
delayed funds by the Central Bank, United Nations and the World Bank compensation payment plan for this quarter. Your payment file was found amongst the beneficiaries
who have not received their long delayed funds in which case you are due for US$6.5M with reference No.WBC/LU-14GN. This delay has been traced to you inability to meet up with the MT103 TELEX FEE OF $450 which is needed for the bank to bank direct transfer of your
Fund to any of your nominated bank account. By default, you are expected to be aware that this compensation payment to you is impossible without generating the MT103 passcode with which such magnitude of transfer can be seamlessly transferred.
 
We advise that you quickly choose from approved payment options and get back to us with needed information: Bank to Bank Wire Transfer for which we need your
Bank name and Address, your account name, account number, swift Code/routing.  OR,  To open online account with our Bank and the approved
$6.5million will be credit to your account for you so you can effect transfers by yourself .
 
 
 
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Tony christain obi
Nigerian economist, entrepreneur,
and philanthropist. chairman of
Heirs Holdings and the United Bank for Africa
 
CC: Office of David Malpass World Bank president
CC: Office of Mr.António Guterres UN Secretary General
CC: World Bank Washington DC.
 

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