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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:

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC <customerservicesoffice@ubagroup.com>
Reply-To: <mrsgraceobi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:23:46 +0100
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT BEFORE YOU LOOSE YOUR PAYMENT

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
HEAD OFFICE: U. B. A. HOUSE,
57, MARINA STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND
P. O. BOX 2406, LAGOS- NIGERIA.

FROM: CUSTOMER SERVICES DEPARTMENT
UBA HEAD OFFICE, LAGOS - NIGERIA.
OFFICE LINE: +234 1 7761197
OFFICE LINE: +2347046055953
Fax: +234 1 2270491
BANK'S WEBSITE: www.ubagroup.com

REF.: UBA/222/XCC/CSOFFICE/2014 DATE: 28/08/2014

Dear Esteemed Customer,

Be informed that, the Management of the United Bank for Africa Plc after an executive and Board meeting today 28/08/2014 are considering to release your ATM MasterCard, your E-Payment document with all your U-Direct account documents to your purported lawyer Martins Ugo. Do you want them to go ahead and release these items to your purported Lawyer believing his claim that, he is truly representing the beneficiary?

NOTE: Contained in your parcel along with your ATM MasterCard which you are invited to our bank's Head office for claim or dispatch/delivery through the UPS Inc. special delivery service or claim by your Lawyer:

* ATM MasterCard
* E-Payment documents
* An access to U-Direct to view credit balance, to make transfers
* Interest can be paid on account credit balance
* Monthly statements of account
* Standing order instructions
* Access to internet and mobile banking
* Access to retail credit product.
* Convenience to the customer.
* Check book issued for the account U-Direct current account. The Cheque and cash withdrawal is subject to 0.5% charge.
* Interest payable on FCDA account credit balance subject account balance of US$1,000 or its equivalent.
* Security of the customer's funds and account.
* Online real-time transfer of funds to a beneficiary.
* Zero Risk to the customer in comparison to other traditional banking channels.

You are not complying to claim them thereby making the Management of the Bank to suspect or belief that the application and Affidavit he tendered to be true/correct despite a declined information we received that you never authorized Barrister Martins Ugo as he claimed.

Like I did informed you, at the customer services department of the United Bank for Africa Plc, keeping our customers Personal Identification and documents secrete and confidential is our watch word and concern.

You were informed that, the UPS Inc. delivery agent to our Bank had pick up your parcel containing your ATM MasterCard, E-Payment document which contains your account password/PIN code that would eneble you activate and have access to our U-Direct Online banking system with all your relevant documents for shipment pending payment of their US$165 shipment fee only which our Bank's Management decline to pay instead, you were invited for Identification and claim.

The shipment was scheduled for 48 hours only if you had complied. To avoid wrong claim, confirm if you authorized your Lawyer to claim the parcel as this office will not be held responsible if your parcel (ATM card, E-payment document etc) are released wrongly.

You are hereby advised to send the shipment fee quickly so that your parcel containing your ATM MasterCard, account documents and your E-Payment document which will enable you activate your U-Direct Online account will be delivered to your residence.

Alternatively, confirm your ability to come to our Bank's Head office at UBA HOUSE, 57, MARINA STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS- NIGERIA for Identification and claim of your ATM masterCard with all your documents.

Treat as very urgent as this office will no longer be held responsible if your ATM MasterCard with all your account documents are wrongly claimed or picked up.

For the Management, United Bank for Africa Plc, the Africa's Global bank, thanks for your understanding.

Mrs. Grace N. Obi
General Manager, Customer Services Dept.
United Bank for Africa Plc. (UBA).

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