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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: "CEO, Kennedy Uzoka " <amiragarba09@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubadepartmentnyc@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 11:08:51 +0100
Subject: I Congratulate you

Greetings from,

UBA Bank New York: UBA America
ADDRESS: 575 5th Ave 32nd Floor New York, NY 10017, USA.

I am Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, CEO of UBA Bank, After some Money Trust
Investigation on you, i was directed by International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) to pay the sum
of USD$9.7Million/Beneficiary to you for charity work,
Out of World Health Organization overall approved budget for 2022–2023.

For Conformation, read the (WHO) budget below:
https://www.who.int/about/accountability/budget

It's your responsibility to choose a Payment option you would like to
receive your USD$9.7Million fund out of 4 PAYMENT OPTIONS:

OPTION (1): Raising Bank ATM (Automated Teller Machine) Swift Visa
Card to you with PIN Code.
OPTION (2): Payment through Online Banking System on your Mobile device.
OPTION (3): Bank to Bank Wire Transfer.
OPTION (4): Diplomatic Government’s Consignments Box cash delivery.

I NEED YOUR DETAILS BELOW:

Your Plan of what to do with the money that can benefit the poor
around you........
Your Full Name ....
Your Address......
Your Phone Number .....
Your occupation.....

Attachment below is my ID.

Best Regards
CEO, Kennedy Uzoka

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