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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: REV JOHN AHMED <ubab57192@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uba9240@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:05:14 +0100
Subject: Hello,

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN
ZARIA STREET, GARKI
P.M.B. 0187, GARKI, ABUJA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA)

Attn Customer,

I AM REV JOHN AHMED DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA [UBA] The only Bank appointed by all AFRICA PRESIDENT LED BY
OUR NEW PRESIDENT Patrice Talon BECAUSE OF FRAUD GOING ON IN BENIN
REPUBLIC WERE AN INNOCENT CREDITORS WERE ASK TO PAY CHARGES BEFORE
THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR MONEY OWN TO THEM BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES.WE
RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM I.M.F.I will want to make it clear to you that
what you are paying to the diplomat WHOM WE ARE GOING TO USE HIS
IMMUNITY FOR THE SHIPMENT is $50,000 FIFTY thousand united state
dollar immediately YOU received your fund and confirm it not in
advance. And i also received a security report that you are paying
money to some fraudster who are deceiving you telling you that they
are going to send this your money to you. A s a man of GOD and an
ordained REVEREND i advise you in spirit not to waste your money
paying any body till you follow my instruction and did not get your
money in the next three days. Let GOD take my life if i am not telling
you the truth. OUR SECURITY REPORT SHOWN THAT THIS PEOPLE IS DEMANDING
MONEY FROM YOU AND YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING THEM MONEY
IN ADVANCE. DO NOT PAY TO ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY ARE FRAUDSTER AND IT IS
BECAUSE OF THEIR FRAUD ACTIVITIES THAT WE HELD MEETING IN BENIN
REPUBLIC AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL OUR CREDITORS CASH THROUGH THIS MEANS
OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE IN ALL AFRICA COUNTRY.

IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR
TELEGRAPHIC MONEY TRANSFER DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM BECAUSE DUE TO THIS
FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HON OURS OUR REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION. THAT
IS WHY WE HAVE TO PAY THROUGH THIS MEANS AND KNOWN OF OUR BANK DRAFT
IS WORKING BECAUSE OF THIS THIEVES IB BENIN REPUBLIC YOUR FUND HAVE
BEEN PACKAGED TODAY WHICH IS ATTACH TO THIS MAIL AND I WILL TAKE THE
TWO BOXES TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND SEND THE KEYS TO THE
BOXES SEPARATELY TO YOU BY DHL TO AVOID THE COURIER SERVICE STAFF
TEMPERING WITH THE CONTENT OR DIVERT IT TO ANOTHER PLACE. PLEASE STOP
COMMUNICATING WITH THIS FRAUDSTERS FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST AND ALSO IF
YOU HAVE SENT MONEY TO THEM JUST LET ME KNOW SO THAT OUR SECURITY
AGENT WILL RETRIEVE IT BACK TO YOU BUT THAT WILL BE AFTER YOU HAVE
RECEIVED YOUR FUND.


I WILL SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS
TRANSACTION. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR QUICK
INFORMATION BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN OUR SIDE. ALL THE DOCUMENT WILL BE
SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO
THOSE FRAUDSTER AND FACELESS AFRICAN. BUT GOD WILL JUDGE ALL OF THEM
WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN WHEN
YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL. I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE
THAT MR SUNDAY BEN HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STOP ALL MEANS OF
ASSOCIATING HIMSELF WITH THIS FRAUDSTER OR FACE JAIL, AS $15,000
FIFTEEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL
EXPENSES OF SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU THROUGH GENUINE DIPLOMATIC
COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT WAS SPENT WILL BE DETAILS TO YOU.


THIS IS FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND IS NO MORE
$850.000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND USD BUT $835,000.00 EIGHT
HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE UNITED STATE DOLLAR. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM
YOU AND MR SUNDAY BEN AS HE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS
ARRANGEMENT . REV JOHN AHMED DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED
AFRICA BANK PLC. OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AND SEE HOW THE MONEY IS BEEN
PACKED.

REV JOHN AHMED
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC

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