419 scam: "UNITY BANK"<temp@1128.org> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ONLINE BANKING SERVICES

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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:

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.
- 00447024070853

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITY BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidmarsh414@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:26:47 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ONLINE BANKING SERVICES

Dear Sir/ Madam,

This is to notify you that after our account auditing with Unity Finance Bank here in London – England .

We find out that you are the beneficiary of Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States

of American Dollars ($5.5M) which was suppose to program via swift transfer atm card and send to you.

But the management of Unity Finance Bank further nullifies the method of payment via swift transfer

atm card to any benefactors to avoid fraud or scam as third world countries are using that method of atm

card to defraud peoples from the western world.

Your fund has been approved through Unity Finance Bank Online account services as the account officer

will be Mr. Graham Douglas. The account will be open in your name once you confirm your direct telephone

numbers, contact address with your mother’s median name for security purposes.

Once the account is opened. Mr. Graham Douglas will contact you with your online bank account login

I.d and password to enable you access the fund without any further and make transfers of your fund to

any designated bank account of yours. You are to pay a fee of $300 opening of your online bank account

as the fee will be credited in your online bank account immediately it is open.

We shall keep you posted with the unity finance bank website and the contact of Mr. Graham Douglas

in your response.

Reply waits.

Regards,

Mr. David Marsh

Audit account Officer

Accredited to Unity Finance Bank.

Tel: 00447024070853

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