419 scam: "UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC"<cs2068008@gmail.com> ATTENTION YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "infoubnplc@e-mail.ua" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "infoubnplc@e-mail.ua" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348138987222
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.
- intermitdpart@linuxmail.org (Linuxmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bankunionbankplc@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 18:20:17 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
FROM THE DESK OF:
DR. MICHAEL COLLINS
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PHONE: +234-813-898-7222
OUR REF: UBNR/IRD/UBX/021/013
E-MAIL: infoubnplc@e-mail.ua

ATTENTION YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTE TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL BANK OF SETTLEMENT IN LONDON BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OVER DUE PAYMENT. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN MRS. DONNA J. BROWN FROM HOLTON KANSAS CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH HERE INFORMATION BELLOW:

NAME MRS. DONNA J. BROWN
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: HOLTON , KANSAS , USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428

PLEASE, DO RE-CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT, BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING YOUR INHERITANCE FUND INTO WRONG ACCOUNT NAME, IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE ADVICE TO FILL THE FORM BELLOW AND SEND TO US FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED US$13.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:........................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:.......................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE.........................
4. FAX.....................................
5. AGE....................................
6 .SEX:...................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION.........................
8. YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO TRANSFER INTO:
...........................................
.................... ........................
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS FORM FROM YOU, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OVER DUE PAYMENT HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK THROUGH MY OFFICE AS DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER OF ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE /CONTRACT FUNDS, FOR THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2013. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. DONNA J. BROWN, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE/DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU AND PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEND THE DETAILS OF YOUR ACCOUNT CORRECTLY FOR IMMEDIATE PROCESSING OF YOUR WAITING PAYMENT

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION THROUGH THIS E-MAIL AND CALL MY DIRECT LINE: +234-813-898-7222 FOR CONFIRMATION AFTER YOU RE-CONFIRMS YOUR FULL DETAILS

BEST REGARDS,
DR. MICHAEL COLLINS
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
PLS E-MAIL ME AT intermitdpart@linuxmail.org OR infoubnplc@e-mail.ua

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