419 scam: "DR. FRANK WETEGO" <kevinbryner6@gmail.com> Thank you for being a part of the UBA family.

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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:
- "anti-terrorist certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. FRANK WETEGO" <kevinbryner6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeof2015ubabank@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 11:21:28 -0700
Subject: Thank you for being a part of the UBA family.

How are you today? By introduction my name is Dr. Frank Wetego the newly
appointed/promoted manager of the United Bank for Africa (UBA). For your
Mr. David Chukwu have resigned. Before his resignation, he left your file
on my desk. After going through your detail, I realized that, you have an
unpaid fund in our Bank valued at USD$2.5M (TEN Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars). As the newly appointed manager of this
Bank, I will like to highlight some compulsory measures towards which your
fund can successfully be transferred through an Automatic Teller Machine
(ATM) card. Without these formalities, it is practically impossible to
successfully receive your fund.

Meanwhile, considering many terrorist activities going on around the world,
it is made mandatory by the office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
for any international fund transaction to have an Anti-Terrorist
Certificate. This is to prove that, the origin of the fund is legitimate
and will not be used to sponsor terrorist activity in any parts of the
world just as we saw few months ago in CharlieHebdo Paris (France). Note
that, as soon as the Certificate is secured that, no authority whatsoever
will disturb you after you must have received your ATM card.

The Anti-terrorist Certificate official cost is $3,500 (Three Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars) but don't worry, I will personally pay on your behalf to
have the Certificate issued in your favor as my major concern is to make
sure you successfully receive your fund over there. Note that, as soon as I
procure the document, I shall scan and send you copy via email for perusal
and record.

You are only required to fill below attached ATM application form and
submit back to us so that, we can process and convert your total fund into
an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) card and have it delivered to your
address along with the pin number so you can access your fund at any ATM
machine over there in your Country. You should endeavor to comply with us
soonest to help us do the needful at the earliest.

We anticipate your co-operation.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. FRANK WETEGO
CALL OR TEXT ME+22962639749
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT UBA

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