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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 JOHNSON WILLIAMS <ooffice936@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsonwilliams179@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:22:31 +0100
Subject: Re: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (U.B.A)
FROM THE OFFICE OF: MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS
14th Floor 51/55 Broad Street ,
P. M.B 12147 Lagos State - Nigeria.
Director Foreign Remittance Unit


ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY


It is my modest obligation to write you this letter in regards to the
authorization of your owned payment through our most trusted financial
institution UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA. I am MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS, the
Director Foreign Remittance Unit UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA, The Nigerian
Government, in conjunction with the British Government, United States
GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK and the UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign
payment matters, has empowered our bank after much consultation and
consideration, to handle all foreign fund payments and release them to
their appropriate beneficiaries account with the help of a
representative from Federal Reserve Bank.

As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have
been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the
Committee on International Debts and the Board of Foreign Winnings,
Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue funds
with immediate effect. With this exclusive Vide Transaction
No:WHA/NIG/2023 and Transfer Allocation No: ICBPLC/X44/701LN/UBA/0X4,:
339001, Pin Code: 78789, Certificate of Merit No: 113, Release Code
No: 0809; Immediate UBAPLC Telex Confirmation No: -110568: Secret
Code: XXTN012. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are
instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the
United Nations immediately within the next 48hrs.

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us,
and your File is next on the list of our outstanding funds to receive
their payment before the end of this month of MARCH 2023. Be advised
that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this
first quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Ten
Million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$10,5M) only
and to facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly
re-confirm the following information below: Now, to enable us
facilitate the process of this transaction, kindly submit the stated
below information as to enable us process your approved Fund.

OPTION 1: Fund via Electronic Wire Transfer, Re-confirm the below listed info:

1) Your bank name
2) Bank address
3) Account no
4) Routing no
5) Swift code
6) Account name
7) Address
8) Personal Phone/Mobile no


Upon the receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will
be processed and released to you without delays. Be also informed that
you are required to discontinue further communication with any other
person(s), office(s), Ministry or any Financial institution to avoid
complications which may lead to suspension of your fund transfer. You
are to provide the above information for the transfer to take place
through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from our BANK. Your prompt
response to the above directive is highly imperative and indicates if
you want your fund to program into an ATM VISA CARD in case you do not
want Bank to Bank Wire Transfer {KTT}. positive response.Get back to
me immediately you receive this mail for inward transaction.Waiting
for your Urgent respond to my email:johnsonwilliams179@gmail.com


Yours Faithfully,
MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS
Director ATM Department
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (U.B.A)
MY Email: johnsonwilliams179@gmail.com

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