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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: uba bnk <uba.sbcglobal.net@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 22:33:33 +0100
Subject: Re: Urgent From United Bank Of Africa

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

*DEPARTMENT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS*

*Plot 38 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Our
Ref:CBN/IRD/CBX/027/CONTRACTOR's/INHERITANCE
NO. FGN /PTF/8001/2022 RE-CONFIRM TO US IMMEDIATELY.
http://www.ubagroup.com

Attention Beneficiary*

*Have you received your fund Definitely the answer is NO Simply
because you have decided to chase shadow leaving the substance.Because
we are Fighting Against Corruption.

*My name are Mr. Kennedy Uzoka General Managing Director (U.B. A.), I
work with United Bank For Africa. I write to inform you that United
Bank for Africa, Received a payment instruction valued $10.5m US
Dollars approved by federal ministry of finance and directed to our
Bank with authorization from Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, hence CBN as
the apex Bank in Nigeria is an institution and cannot make
remittance(s) to individuals this is why your payment was directed to
our Bank to be processed and released to you.Because we are Fighting
Against Corruption

*I am been directed to contact you over your approved fund worth
$10.5m in your name which was about to claim by Mr. Terry Engen, of
6349 south Pinnow grove road Beloit wi 53511 u.s.a, that you are dead
and you signed a document on his name which we are waiting for him to
send tomorrow before we process the payment on his behalf.Because we
are Fighting Against Corruption

*After his claim application we called an emergency official meeting
held today with the president of Nigeria, Finance Minister, the
Senators, House of Representatives, the Central Bank Governor and your
ambassador in Nigeria concerning his claim we came to a conclusion
that we have to communicate with you to be sure if his claim is true
or false.you are to reply this letter within the next 24 hours if you
are alive and you did not authorize Mr. Terry Engen as your next of
kin mean while, Because we are Fighting Against Corruption.

*This office supersedes every other department in the United Bank of
Africa and is thus responsible for the final payment. The consequences
of not heeding to this warning would be yours. Please forward your
banking particulars and contract/inheritance sum to this office
immediately for action.Considering the circumstances at hand, you are
advised not to accept any fax or telephone calls that do not come from
this office.

*To confirm or verify my identity as the present General Managing
Director/the Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank for Africa,
log into our bank's website viz:
http://www.ubagroup.com/group/management

*re-confirm to us your information as stated below for cross-checking
scrutinize to avoid any wrongful fund release.

1. Full name:
2. Phone and fax number:
3. Your current address:
4. Your age and current occupation:
5. Nationality:6. Next of Kin:

Mr. Kennedy Uzoka
The General Managing Director/CEO
United Bank for Africa / UBA
Direct Tel.: 234-81-6015-6571*
Direct Tel.: 234-81-8318-6100*
Direct Tel.: 234-80-7470-7072*
Direct Tel.: 234-80-6776-6642*
Direct Tel.: 234-80-9164-0044*
Direct Tel.: 234-80-3365-2055*
Landline:23401-6015-65
Cc: Economic & financial Crime Commission Nig.
Cc: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Washington DC
..............................................................................................................................
DISCLAIMER NOTICE

*This email is confidential.Any dissemination, distribution, copying
or use of this email is strictly prohibited. If you are not the
intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy
it without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its contents. Emails
may suffer errors, viruses, delays, interception, and amendment.Whilst
every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk has been taken,
United Bank of Africa cannot accept liability for any damage sustained
as a result of software viruses if this email is not meant for
you.Because we are Fighting Against Corruption

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