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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 Chris willian <amaraity3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitbankofarica9054@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:49:32 -0700
Subject: RE

Bu haty size bir aý öň iberipdim, ýöne sizden eşitmedim. Ilki bilen,
men hanym Kristalina Georgiýewa Halkara Walýuta Gaznasynyň dolandyryjy
müdiri we başlygy.
Hakykatdanam, gutarylmadyk amalyňyzy gurşap alan ähli päsgelçilikleri
we kynçylyklary gözden geçirdik we geçen geçiriş opsiýalary üçin size
garşy alynýan tölegleri töläp bilmezligiňiz üçin 38 ° 53′56 ″ N 77 ° 2
sahypamyzy görüň. ′39 ″ W.
Biz ABŞ-nyň Gazna ministrligi we Amerikanyň Birleşen Ştatlarynyň käbir
beýleki derňew gulluklary bilen bilelikde direktorlar geňeşi,
Bütindünýä banky we Halkara Walýuta Gaznasy (HPG) Waşington. Daşary
ýurt tölegleri ibermek bölümimize, Afrika banky Lome Togo size VISA
kartoçkasyny bermegi buýurdy, bu ýerde gaznanyňyz 1,500,000,00 million
dollar.
gaznanyňyzy yzyna almak üçin ýüklener. Derňewimiziň dowamynda,
puluňyzy şahsy hasaplaryna gönükdirjek bolýan bankyň korrumpirlenen
işgärleri tarapyndan tölegiňiziň gereksiz gijikdirilendigini alada
goýduk.
Bu gün bolsa, gaznanyňyzyň UBA Bank tarapyndan VISA kartoçkasyna
girendigini we size berilmäge taýýardygyny size habar berýäris, indi
aşakda UBA Bankyň sekretaryna ýüz tutuň.
UBA-nyň müdiri jenap Kris willian bilen habarlaşyň
E-poçta: (unitbankofarica9054@gmail.com)
Bank sekretary Kris willian bilen habarlaşyp, olary üpjün etmeli
Akkreditlenen bankomat VISA kartyňyzy öý salgysyna eltmek üçin
aÅŸakdaky maglumatlar.
Doly adyňyz ============================
Gelip çykan ýurduňyz =======================
Öý salgyňyz =========================
Telefon belgiňiz =======================
Şahsyýetnamaňyzy skanirlemegiň göçürmesi ==========================
Hormatlamak bilen,
Jenap Kris willian

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