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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: OraBank Benin <orabank.orabank024@gmail.com>
Reply-To: americafirst.creditunion@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:16:32 -0800
Subject: AFCU Approved Funds

We have moved your inheritance funds down to the United State
yesterday to America First Credit Union. With this, you can easily
receive the funds without any more hindrance or delays because as the
government here is stopping this, not allowing it to go through
because the money is huge amount of money$15,700.000.00 Fifteen
Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars funds from United Nations.
So we decide to forward this down to United State - America First
Credit Union for an easy payment to you.

Try and contact the bank now so they could complete this payment to
you at once. Please do comply with them so your lost hope could be
restored back once more and everyone will have rest of mind about
this. This is the information they require from you;

You full name-------------
Country-----------------------
Bank-----------------------------
Account number --------------
Routing no-------------------------
Swift Code-------------------------
Your phone number----------------
A copy of your identity----------

Please make sure you identify this code to them (UN-2B4) that is the
transaction code number we have given to them for you regarding the
funds.So take note they will ask this code from you.

Person to contact: Mr. Paul Andrew
America First Credit Union
Address. 1344 West 4675 South Riverdale,
UT 84405. United States


Thanks,
Mr.Ben Anderson
UBA bank manager
Fund transfer department.

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