419 scam: United Bank Of Africa <ubagroups@uba.org> UNDP/AB/01/053

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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)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "foreign remittance manager" (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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "ubacustomecare@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- phillipsoduoz@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: United Bank Of Africa <ubagroups@uba.org>
Reply-To: ubacustomecare@live.com
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:46:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: UNDP/AB/01/053

United Bank Of Africa
>From the Desk of Mr. Phillips Oduoza
Official Web Account:
Our Ref: AB/OHG/OXD1/2011
TELEX: UKGOVAB.

RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT FILE: UNDP/AB/01/053

Release/Transfer Notice of your Approved Funds ($800,000.00)

This is to informed you of your Long overdue Payment outstanding in our Banking records. I saw your name in our PAYMENT VERIFICATION LIST of unpaid inheritance claims and I have to update your information’s through this email contact for immediate confirmation.

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a payment of US$800,000.00 (Eight hundred thousand United State dollars) as your compensated funds by the United Nation Development Programmed (UNDP), which have already been approved for payment to you some months ago. However we received an email from one Mrs. Lisa Peters, from Florida USA. Who told us that she is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last two months back. She has also submitted her account information’s to the Transfer Department for wire transfer of the funds to her as your inheritor.

Below are the banking details as received from Mrs. Lisa Peters,

Account Name : FMS Investments Inc.
10162 43rd Trls.
Boynton Beach, Fl.33436
CITI BANK
Acc: 40521996748
swift-CITIUS89

We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records, before we can make the wire transfer to her account and also for us to conclude the confirmation if you are dead or alive. Please confirm response immediately before our action release of the outstanding payment against your name listed out. Upon this, I request you send your full personal information as soon as possible to enable this department finalize the transfer of the fund release to your nominated foreign Bank Account.

This department needs the following information’s from you urgently.

1.Full Names:
2. Telephone:
3. Fax Number:
4. Contact Address:
5. Occupation:
6. A valid proof of Identification.:

In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approved and paid to you by electronic wire transfer (T/T) to your nominated bank account; you are advice to get back to us immediately you receive this mail for immediate payment, which is schedule to hold within 48 hours upon confirmation of the above mention requirement, via email: ubacustomecare@live.com

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf of United Bank of Africa towards this contact and proper confirmation required urgently from you if alive.

Mr. Phillips Oduoza
Personal Email: phillipsoduoz@hotmail.com
Foreign Remittance Manager
United bank Of Africa

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