419 scam: "Mr. Patrick Uba"<webmail@go.me> REPLY

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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:
- "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: "Mr. Patrick Uba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrickuba10@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:26:13 +0100
Subject: REPLY

Attention: B e n e f i c i a r y,
This is to inform you officially that after our meeting with the U.S

Government Representatives, U.N Delegates and the IMF yesterday in the

Presidential Villa Aso-Rock Abuja in regards to the UNPAID

C o n t r a c t o r s/Inheritance p a y m e n t.

I was instructed to notify you that Your name was among the Seven (7)

Foreign B e n e f i c i a r i e s that will receive a Compensation of

U S D$3.5Million each.

So You are require to choose from the p a y m e n t options how you

prefer to receive your own f u n d so I will proceed immediately.

1 B A N K TO B A N K WIRE T R A N S F E R(2) ATM DEBIT CARD(3) D I P L O M A T I C CASH DELIVERY.

As soon as I receive your respond, then will inform you the next line

of action to enable you receive your fund.

Best Regards,

Mr. Patrick Uba

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