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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 Bank <federalreservebank046@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cfcbenin@uymail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:59:24 +0100
Subject: United Bank For Africa RepresentativeZ

Attn: Beneficiary

I am Mr.Gbenga Makinde,The newly elected Accountant Managing Director
of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA BANK) of West African States,This is to
inform you officially that after the investigations done by the UN
through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other Security
Agencies for last year 2022,it has been discovered that you have not
received your Scam victims compensation fund which the United Nations
Organization and World Bank has approved To transfer into your bank
account through Bank to Bank transfer.

Please indicate if you have received your compensation funds sum of
(U.S.D $10.5MILLION Dollars) We have tried all our possible means to
contact you since your name and email were stated on the manifest list
submitted by the world Bank external auditors but it failed and we
want to know if you are still Alive? so that we can finalized this
transaction.

Finally, you have the opportunity to enjoy positive New Year if you
Corporate and follow the official instructions mandated for the
processing Release of your fund worth (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND USA DOLLARS Million ONLY)Be informed that you are not allowed
to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to
send bellow Information for your transfer immediately:

Bank Name:
Bank Address:.
A/C No:.
Phone Number::
Routing Number:.
Swift Code:.
Account Name:
Occupation:
Age:
Beneficiary Address: .
Copy of Your Valid ID Card:.

As soon as we receive the above mentioned information,Your payment
will be processed and released into you personal Bank Account
immediately without any further delay


Yours Sincerely
Mr.Gbenga Makinde
eMAIL:(gbenga.m@accountant.com)
CEO/MD UBA Bank PLC.,

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