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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- unnitedbannkofaafriiicaa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: BANK OF AFRICA <yahanasuusmanibrahim@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Unnitedbannkofaafriiicaa@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:43:39 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUNDS IS READY
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This is Mr.Charles Tom the Director of UBA BANK. we know that you have
not received Your fund from Africa!
we have finally cash your abandoned long-lost check conforming to be
your own compensation funds and we decided to boxed the money for
avoiding expire of the check because it has stayed long in our custody
we are searching for the contact to reach you, after our investigation
we
discovered that the money is not an illegal payment, The fund values
the sum of $10.7 million USD. So kindly reconfirm your full details
as instructed below.
1. Full name.........
2. Phone number...................
3. Current home address............
4. Occupation..................
5. Your whatsapp number................
6. Scan copy of id .........
I wait for your urgent and positive response.You will receive the fund
through wire transfer,
Mr.Charles Tom the Director
E-mail Unnitedbannkofaafriiicaa@hotmail.com
Whatsapp number Tel:+2347044093673
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