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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: "UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 15:59:18 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS 1.

FROM THE DESK OF MS. SOFIA HASSAN
AUDITING & ACOUNTING DIRECTOR
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)
ABUJA-NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA
EMAIL: davidgold.usa1@gmail.com
 
 
(REMITTANCE OF US$10.5 MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY.
 
Good Day,
 
My name is David M Gold, director auditing and accounting department” UBA bank Here in ABUJA NIGERIA .I discovered the sum of Ten million, five
 
hundred thousand dollars (US$10.5M) belonging to a deceased customer of UBA bank Mr. Andreas Schranner a German who worked at Mount Resources
 
Ltd, a geologist by profession who died in AF4590 crash since 2000 along side with his entire family (wife Maria, their daughter Andrea Eich, Christian, and
 
their children Katharina 8, and Maximilian 10. Please log on here to see for your self, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm the fund has
 
been lying in a suspense account without anybody coming to put claim over the money since His death.
 
Therefore, I am soliciting for your assistance to come forward as the next of kin While I will back you up with every vital Information that you might need to
 
stand as the real next of kin. I have agreed that 40% of this money will be for you as the beneficiary respect of the provision of your account and service
 
rendered, 60% will be for me. Then immediately the money transferred to your account from this bank, I will proceed to your country for the sharing of the
 
fund.should you be intereted in handling this transaction with me kindly get back to me with the following information:
 
1)Full Name:
2)Address:
3)Country:
4)Age:
5)Occupation:
6)Sex:
7)Marital status:
 
Contact me if you are ready to do this deal. (davidgold.usa1@gmail.com)
 
Yours faithful,
David M Gold
UBA Bank Official.

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