419 scam: Mr.Philips Oduoza United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc

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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:
- "million 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)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "lagos" (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.
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.
- +2349021830884 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Philips Oduoza
Reply-To: <philipsoduoza83@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 06:40:55 -0800
Subject: United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc

Address of Headquarters:UBA House, 57, Marina Lagos
Postal Address of Headquarters: P .O. Box 2406, Marina, Lagos
Telephone/Fax of Headquarters Tel:CALL UBA +234 9021830884
Fax +234 1 2644761

Good day, i am Mr. Philips Oduoza the Group Managing Director/Chief Execu=
tive Officer United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, your information's and email=
address was forwarded to our bank by the Economic And Financial Crime Comm=
ission (EFCC) along side with the United Nation to release a total sum of 2=
Million United States Dollars and a compensation for being a victim of Nig=
erian/ West African scam.

Meanwhile, we have discus with the Chairman of the EFCC Mr. Ibrahim Lamor=
de and he has given us the go ahead to release your total sum within the ne=
xt 8 working days, so after a board meeting held yesterday we have decided =
to release your fund through our international ATM CARD or ELECTRONICS WIRE=
TRANSFER depending on wish means you will prefer out of the two listed on =
our email.

You are to get back to us with your personal details and your phone number =
to ensure it is same as the one forwarded to us by the EFCC office, also fo=
r your security purpose please know that most people are using the good nam=
e of our bank to defraud people so do not give response to any email withou=
t this code (ONE LOVE UBA).

Best Regards,
Mr.Philips Oduoza
Director/Chief Executive
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc
(ONE LOVE UBA).

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