419 scam: UNITED TRUST BANK PLC <s.emmanuel65@yahoo.com.ph> IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
- "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)
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.
- remittance05@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED TRUST BANK PLC <s.emmanuel65@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: unitedtrustplc@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:13:02 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

UNITED TRUST BANK PLC
N0.708 JOHN ALLEN LONDON UK
PAYMENT CENTRE DEPT.
11TH-NOVEMBER, 2011 .



                               YOUR REF:PRJ2039/-X192/99/UNPD/503

                  IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

ATTENTION: CUSTOMER,

FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING INHERITANCE DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND UNITED NATIONS OFFICE YOUR NAME WAS DISCOVERED FROM UNITED TRUST BANK AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS PAYMENT IN NIGERIA WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS AND HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH WRONG OFFICIAL(SCAMMERS) WHICH YOU ARE ASK TO STOP ANY TRANSACTION WITHOUT THIS REF. (REF:PRJ2039/-X192/99/UNPD/503) FOR YOUR OWN SECURITY PURPOSE .

I ALSO WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER BY INFORMING THIS BANK THAT YOU ARE READY TO RECEIVED YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT BECAUSE ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS HAS BEEN PROCURED AND READY TO PAY YOU WITH ASSURANCE AND GUARANTEE FROM UNITED NATION PAYMENT AUDITOR TO AVOID ANY DELAY.

ALSO NOTE THAT FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING BANKING DETAILS AND YOUR PART PAYMENT IS (US$25 MILLION DOLLARS,) 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)CONTRACT NUMBER: UNPC/PED/2039/-X192/99
CONTRACT AMOUNT: $25MILLION
2)YOUR FULL NAME.
3)PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #.
4) RESIDENT ADDRESS:
5)COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS.
6)PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.
7)COPY OF INT'L PASSPORT.

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION ARE RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU THROUGH WIRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM UNITED TRUST BANK OF LONDON UK AND A COPY OF WIRE TRANSFER TELEX CONFIRMATION WILL WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOU TO TAKE TO YOUR BANK AND CONFIRM IT.(CONTACT EMAIL: REMITTANCE05@GMAIL.COM )

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION.

YOURS SINCERELY, DR. MAC BRIGHTON
UNITED TRUST BANK.

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