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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: chika ben <benchika777@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 11:35:38 +0100
Subject: DID YOU SEND MR ANDERSON WHITE TO CLAIM YOUR FUND?

Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone,
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory,
Nigeria
Contact email bbank6200@gmail.com
18/5/2022

Attention:


VERY URGENT AND SENSITIVE MATTER.

This is to inform you that we have just received an email this morning
from one conjunction with Mr Anderson White-
claiming to be your partner and manager in UAE.
Mr Timmy Young instructed us of your sudden desire in re-routing your
UN paid delayed fund of $25.5 Million dollars to the below bank
account in UAE.

Commercial Bank of Dubai Ltd.
Port Saeed, Dubai UAE.
Account Name: CHERYL HUNTER
Routing # 320910325
Account # 1255010416

According to Mr.Timmy Houng , your company is presently handling a project
in UAE and lacks adequate funds to accomplish this project. you then
instructed her this afternoon to ask us to re-route the SWIFT
TRANSFER to this new account in UAE to enable you have adequate
funds to complete the said project as you are already on your way to
UAE.

He also said that he will be sending money to take care of any cost
associated with such sudden changes as funds have been set aside to
take care of any expenditure that might arise while re-routing the
SWIFT TRANSFER to this new account in UAE.

Your behavior and that of your Manager Mr Wilson Brown are against the
ethics of our procedure. You do not have any right to give us such
sudden change / instruction especially when this kind of transaction
is taking place where large sums of US dollars are involved.You should
have contacted me first for such a change in Address.Your attitude was
quite unprofessional.

Upon receipt of your confirmation to this request, we will have to process
the release of the fund through any of the below methods.
I. By Visa Card
2.Though our online transit account London {United Trust Bank London}
3.By Draft
4. Through Cash Payment delivery.

Respond and confirm your interest.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr Ben Chika
Financial controller
Payment/Record Department.

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