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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- uba.b@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Rev. Godfrey Paul" <couriercompanups22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: godfroyabe@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:49:25 -0700
Subject: Attention
Good Day
My Name is Rev. Godfrey Paul from St. Joseph Catholic Church. I am
writing to you on behalf of my colleague Rev. Ziniare Kibare who
before his death contacted you about this fund.
I am doing the same thing again for the last time. There was a
transfer approved in your name by the United Nations through the
office of the Ministry of Finance. After the investigation conducted
by the Government.They found out that the fund was not released to
you. After official investigation, the Authority discovered that your
fund was diverted.
The good news is that they were able to trace your fund to an account
number belonging to the formal account officer of the Ministry of
Finance. The sum of USD$1.2M was recovered and handed over to UBA Bank
to transfer to you.
I was directed to contact you out of the trust and confidence he
bestowed on me. Every arrangement has been concluded on how to release
the fund to you without any further delay again. You are advice to
contact the UBA Bank enable them transfer your fund of USD$1.2M to
your account, you are advice to contact them with your bank account
details.
BANK CONTACT:
Email; uba.b@consultant.com
Direct Line;+22968043749
Bank Director, Mr.David Mark
You are therefore advice to contact the UBA Bank to enable them
transfer your total fund to your bank account without any further
delay because all the arrangements on how to speedily transfer the
fund to your bank account have been made with them like the bank
transfer fee and all the needed fees have been paid, but the only fee
you are going to pay to them is only sum of 58 dollars to renew your
file with their bank before your total fund will be transferable into
your bank account according to the bank, this fee of 58 dollars to
renew your file with the bank is the only fee you will
pay to them because all the rest of the fees have been paid.
Rev .Godfrey Paul.
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