419 scam: "(United Bank of Africa)Payment Alert" <banqueeco@yahoo.com> $900,000.00 Gift for you.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- corisbankgroup@mail333.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "(United Bank of Africa)Payment Alert" <banqueeco@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "(United Bank of Africa)Payment Alert" <uba2014@mail333.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:04:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: $900,000.00 Gift for you.

Â My Good FriendÂ
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you did have received an email from me or my partner in the past regarding to transfer a Multi-Million-Dollar business proposal which we never concluded with you.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that the Multi-Million-Dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from Singapore who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.Â

I thank you for your concern even though it was unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reasons or the other.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in Singapore that was capable of assisting me in thisgreat venture.Â

Due to your effort, sincerity,courage and trust worthiness You showed during the course of the transaction. I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $900,000.00.

Â I have left a transfer order to Coris Bank International to release this fund to you once you contact them.

My dear friend I will like you to contact Bank Officer on this E-mail:corisbankgroup@mail333.com
I authorized the bank to release the fund to you whenever you contact them regarding it.
Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottomless of my whole heart,I paid for the whole charges for the fund to be converted to VISA Card since last year.

I just spoke with the bank today and they told me that they lost your contact details i left with them.So they delayed you from receiving this card for over 1 year,The bank told me that they have already converted the fund to VISA Card.So the card is ready since last year,You need to hurry up and contact them to dispatch the card to you immediately.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.I am writing you from Singapore through my partner's email address,So in case if you did not hear from me don't fee bad but make sure you contact the bank today.
Mr.Musa ahmadu

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