419 scam: "Mrs.Packet Philip."<guest@mail.koreauniversal.com> Re: Latest development concerning your fund.

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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:
- "account opening" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2347088313041 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- +22999086591 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ubacustomerscareservices@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Packet Philip." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubacustomerscareservices@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 08:59:52 -0700
Subject: Re: Latest development concerning your fund.

Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic Cotonou

UBA House, 57 Marina, P.O. Box 2406

Cotonou, Benin Republic.

Good Day:

I was instructed to inform you on the latest development concerning your fund.

This fund supposed to be in your position by now but according to the information we gathered from the Formal Minister of Finance, he said that you did not come through the front door to claim your fund but through the back door by dealing with some Africans and Europeans impostors and that is why he did not contact or said anything to you in regards to your payment.

Now, For your information note that after our resolution meeting with the new Minister of Finance this Fiscal Year 2014 and with our New acting President, we have agreed to pay off your fund with sixteen other people that follow the same way you went through before that their name are in our data base as those that has not yet receive their fund.

Therefore, note that information has been passed out to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc to transfer your entire fund valued of $2.8M.to you including the interest via online banking.

At this moment be advice to Contact your paying officer for account opening through the below information so that you can easily access your account balance and make transfer to any other bank account of your choice, any where in the world, from your personal computer, right there at the comfort of your home or office.

Contact person: Mr. Lawrence Lance.
Address: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)
E-mail: (ubacustomerscareservices@gmail.com)
Phone: +23470-8831-3041 Or +229-9908-6591.

Endeavor to email him the following information for immediate processing,

Full Names:
Address:
Age:
Country:
Phone no:

Yours Sincerely
Mrs.Packet Philip.
Authorization Minister
Federal Republic Of Benin.

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