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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 <unitedbankforafrica757@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:43:59 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST

DESK OF MR TONY .I. EDE
DIRECTOR, UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)
Our Ref: UBA/NIG/03/2023

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,


PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST

I AM MR TONY .I. EDE DIRECTOR ,UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC I WISH TO
BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE AN ACCRUED INTEREST WORTH OF
US$3.5MILLION IN OUR BANK TO CLAIM.IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING OUR
AUDITING FOR THE FIRST QUARTER IN THIS YEAR 2023.AFTER CONTRACT FILES
WERE REVIEWED AND RECORDS SHOWS THAT YEARS AGO,YOUR CONTRACT FUND WAS
DEPOSITED WITH NIGERIAN APEX BANK,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(C.B.N) AND
AFTER SOME PERIOD, YOUR FUND WAS WITH DRAWN BACK TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TREASURY. FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME YOUR FUND WAS IN OUR BANK,
IT GENERATED AN INTEREST WORTH OF US$3.5 MILLION, WHICH YOU ARE NO
AWARE OF.

RECONFIRM TO ME IF YOU DID AUTHORIZED ANYBODY TO PRESENT AN AFFIDAVIT
OF CLAIM, REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR
ACCRUED INTEREST. BECAUSE WE WERE ABOUT CONTACTING YOU THE DELIVERY OF
YOUR DRAFT BEFORE THIS FELLOW WHO IS AN AGENT PRESENTED DOCUMENTS FOR
CLAIMS ON YOUR BEHALF.

YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY COURIER SERVICES.I
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF DELIVERY
YOUR DRAFT TO YOUR DESTINATION.THE CHARGES ARE AFFORDABLE WHICH IS THE
TOTAL SUM OF US$250,00 ONLY. AND THE DETAILS OF WHAT YOU ARE PAYING
FOR ARE AS FOLLOWS:

STAMP DUTY CHARGES: US$100
SHIPPING CHARGES: US$150
TOTAL AMOUNT: US$250
KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

(1) YOUR FULL NAME./
(2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #
(3) HOME ADDRESS.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO THE RELEASE
YOUR FUND. THIS IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.NUMBER FGN/UBA/NIG/03/2023).

EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATELY RESPONSE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR TONY .I. EDE
DIRECTOR ,UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)

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