419 scam: ayakubuwanka@gmail.com INHERITANCE

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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:
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "abuja" (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: ayakubuwanka@gmail.com
Reply-To: alhaji.adoyakubuw@unitybank.pw
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 01:19:30 -1100
Subject: INHERITANCE

FROM:THE OFFICE OF THE MD/CEO

UNITY BANK HEADQUARTERS,

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY

ABUJA,NIGERIA.
Email: alhaji.adoyakubuw@unitybank.pw

Good Day,

I am Alhaji Ado Yakubu Wanka,the Managing Director Chief Executive Officer
of Unity Bank Nigeria Plc.This mail is in respect of a deposited sum
totaling $15,000,000 (Fifteen Million US Dollars).

This fund was deposited in your favor as inheritance by late Engineer Greg
Schmitter an American who bank with us for several years but died two
years ago.In view of this,I want to use this medium to inform you that we
have been having series of challenges ranging from disclosure of official
information to the impostors rather than the authentic beneficiary(s).

In viw of this development,we advise that you come forward and claim this fund so as to enable

us effect the transfer of the said fund to your nominated account

We are ready to assist you receive this sum as quickly as possible,but you
must also cooperate with us so as to make our work easier.

In the meanwhile,you will be required to furnish us with the following information.

1.YOUR NAMES
2YOUR ADDRESS
3.YOUR BANKING COORDINATE
4.YOUR DIRECT CELL PHONE LINE(S)
5.YOUR OCCUPATION
6.YOUR AGE
7.MARITAL STATUS.
8.COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION EITHER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVER

LICENSE.

We will appreciate your quick response.

Faithfully,

A.Y.Wanka.

For Unity

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