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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: Kennedy Uzoka <www.@crest.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Kennedy Uzoka <ubank4597@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 09:50:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA).

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA).
HEAD OFFICE: U.B.A.HOUSE,
57, DANTO STREET,VICTORIA AVENUE
P. O. BOX 2406,LAGOS NIGERIA.
FROM: Kennedy Uzoka
GMD/CEO
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA).
You can call Me +234 8084033831
WEBSITE: https://ibank.ubagroup.com
Email: ubank4597@gmail.comm

We apologize for the delay on the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD and
all the inconveniences we might put you through, while we were having
some minor problems in uploading your fund transfer into an ATM
MASTER CARD for delivery. which in all case not meeting up with our
delivery service. Once again we apologize


Note that you have a registered ATM VISA CARD of ( $6.400.000.00 USD)
to be delivered to you by, Diplomat Ben Ken. Having review all the
obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of your ($6.400,000.00
USD) Six Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, We the
Board of Directors (UBA BANK PLC) ordered our Foreign Payment
Remittance Unit to issue you a CORPORATE VISA CARD where your payment
was uploaded few days ago. Immediately we got your Payment uploaded
into CORPORATE VISA CARD, we ordered for the delivery of your ATM VISA
CARD.

Now we text to notify you that your delivery agent, Diplomat Ben
Ken just arrived at Oklahoma city with your ATM Visa
Card worth of ($6.400’000.00. USD) which was directed to him to be
delivered to you at your home address.

Contact him immediately with your current details and delivery address
immediately such as

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS:
YOUR CITY/AREA:
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Below is the contact information of your Diplomat.

Your Diplomat Info.
Name.Ben ken
Phone. (405) 588-4811
E-mail. ubank4597@gmail.com
Text Him Now (405) 588-4811

He will proceed immediately to your Home Address as soon as he
receives your current details and delivery information's.

Note. your ATM visa card withdrawing access PIN number is (0147) take
note, once you receive the ATM card take it to any ATM teller machine
or POS cash point around your area and slot the card and enter the PIN
number (0147) to activate and start withdrawing thereafter, or you can
ask your delivery agent to activate the ATM card for you before
leaving. make sure you enter the 4 digit code yourself for security
reason. Finally, be informed that we left an instruction to your
delivery agent diplomat Ben
Ken for urgent delivery of your ATM
Visa Card, immediately you forward him the required information's,
feel free to get in touch with him today by text only.

For the Management,
United Bank for Africa Plc.

Yours sincerely,
Kennedy Uzoka
GMD/CEO
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA).

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