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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. MICHAEL BEN" <ohoh5395@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankoffice303@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 05:55:38 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT.

--
I AM MR.MICHAEL BEN ASST. DIR, JP MORGAN'S UBA BANK. PLEASE READ
THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY AND PROCEED TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WORTH OF
$2 MILLION DOLLARS PAYMENT.FOLLOWING THIS YEAR'S (2023 REVIEW OF THE
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MATTERS AND JUST CONCLUDED INVESTIGATIONS BY THE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION, IT IS REVEALED THAT YOU ARE AMONG
THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY OF THEIR PAYMENTS AMONG
LOTTERY, INHERITANCE, COMPENSATION AND AWARDED CONTRACT FUNDS AND
VICTIMS WHO HAVE LOST A LOT OF MONEY TO SCAMMER'S WHILE TRYING TO
CLAIM THEIR FUNDS.

IN VIEW OF THE ON GOING, A NEW PAYMENT OF US$2 MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN
APPROVED IN YOUR FAVOR THEREFORE COOPERATE WITH US TO ENABLE YOU
RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT DELAY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT OF $2, MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH OUR SWIFT PAYMENT CENTER AND
YOU ARE INSTRUCTED FROM THE PAYMENT PANEL COMMITTEE TO FURNISH THIS
OFFICE WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION BELOW TO ENABLE US START THE
PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT.

1) FULL NAME
2) ADDRESS:
3) PHONES
4) FAX NUMBER
5) YOUR AGE
6) CURRENT OCCUPATION
7) ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

PLEASE DO PROVIDE THE ABOVE INFORMATION ACCURATELY, BECAUSE THIS
OFFICE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY WRONG PAYMENT OF FUNDS.
THANKS FOR BANKING WITH UBA BANK WHILE WE LOOK FORWARD SERVING YOU
WITH THE BEST OF OUR SERVICE.

THANKS
MR. MICHAEL BEN

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