419 scam: "From Mr. Johnson Agoreyo"<info@usa.org> TRANSFER UPDATE ;;;;;;-----

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- ubabankubanig@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Mr. Johnson Agoreyo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubabankubanig@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:47:51 +0100
Subject: TRANSFER UPDATE ;;;;;;-----

UBA BANK OF AFRICA PLC
FROM THE DESK OF;;
MR. JOHNSON AGOREYO
EXECUTIVE CEO AND DIRECTOR
UBA BANK FOR AFRICA {UBA}
HTTPS;//WWW.UBAGROUP.COM/

Email------ubabankubanig@gmail.com

TRANSFER UPDATE

Dear Sir / Madam Your representative Mr. James E.Hardy was in the Bank
today, As a matter of fact we are going to work according to your
instruction since He is ready to pay the $550 {Five Hundred and Fifty
United States Dollars} on your behalf for the transfer charges,but why we
need you to respond back before we release the your scam victim
compensation of $2.8million dollars to Him, but why we need to hear
from you before we release the fund to him is that he gave us a new
account in USA.

Here is the new Bank Information we received from Him today.

Bank Name: Wells Fargo Bank
Bank Address: 2598 Garfield Avenue Signal Hill, California 90755 USA.
Account No: 7355654714.
Routing No: 122000247.
Swift Code: WFBEUS6S.
Beneficiary Name: JAMES HARDY.
Beneficiary Address: 3350 E. 5th Street #142 Long Beach California 90804 USA.

Please confirm this so that we will finalize your transaction this
today since he told us that you gave him $550usd to pay on your
behalf, Please see the scanned copy of his international passport just
to confirm, and please here is the UBA BANK PLC Website to enable you
know that you have the real Central Bank Of Nigeria HTTPS;//WWW.UBAGROUP.COM/

Thank God that after all your suffer, it is now well with you, looking
forward to make the transfer today.

We await your immediate response via email and telephone.Reply to:
Officially Sealed

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Johnson Agoreyo
EXECUTIVE CEO AND DIRECTOR
UBA BANK FOR AFRICA {UBA}
EMAIL------- ubabankubanig@gmail.com

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