419 scam: "UNION BANK NIG PLC"<friendslikeyou_2006@yahoo.com> PAYMENT ON PRINCINPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$3.5M(217)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "UNION BANK NIG PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uni_unionbak455@live.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:17:42 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT ON PRINCINPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$3.5M(217)

UNION BANK NIG PLC
36 BROAD STREET, MARINA LAGOS,
NIGERIA TELEGRAM: UNION BROAD BRANCH
BIG, STRONG, RELIABLE

ATTENTION:

RE: PAYMENT ON PRINCINPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$3.5 M

I am the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Union Bank of
Nigeria Plc. Lagos-Nigeria,Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what
you have in your Record and also re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Any form of identification

As soon as these informations are received, your payment will be wired to you
through bank wire transfer or a check will be issued in your name and favour.You
must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter for a
serious discussion with me and also get back to me on this.

As a matter of fact we don't have enough time to waste since we have wasted
time
in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the entire
necessary requirement for remittance.

Expecting your immediate response.

Yours Sincerely,

Professor: Musa Gella Yakubu,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Head of Swift Transfer Unit of
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. Lagos-Nigeria

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