419 scam: "Dr.Alex Ben" <"wwwuba."@sand.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Customer,

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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:
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Alex Ben" <"wwwuba."@sand.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.Alex Ben" <ubabank73@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 04:14:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Customer,

Dear Customer,

This is a reminder message regarding your ATM master card for your
computational fund sum of US$9,500.000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred
Thousand United Dollars only) approved by the Ministry of Finance. The
Foreign Payment Department of UBA has been mandated by the Federal Ministry
of Finance and the Benin National Petroleum Corporation to handle the
payment of your compensation fund of the above amount by ATM card. Your
email contact is among the listed beneficiaries in the data for the sum of
US$9,500.000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars only)

And I have been assigned by the management of UBA to carry out delivery of
the ATM card package to you. This compensation is in compliance with IMF
and World bank directives to pacify victims of internet scam. On this note,
I am pleased to inform you that ATM card Number 4539 7978 0214 3027 for the
sum of US$9,500.000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars
only) has been credited in your favour and ready to deliver to you.

You are hereby required to confirm your telephone number and present
address were you want the ATM card delivered to you. Upon receipt of the
above requirements from you I shall have your ATM card package dispatched
to you by courier service who will deliver to your designated home address.
With the ATM card, you can make withdrawals from any part of the world at
ATM center near to you.

The pin and all necessary user guides will be attached on delivery (intact
in the ATM card package documents) which will be delivered to you by the
courier service, for you reason use.

So the Information you are required to reconfirm to the ATM OFFICE is as
Follow.

(1)Your Full Name:........................
(2)Mobile Phone Number:...................
(3)Current Home Address:..................
(4)Your Occupation:................... ....
(5)Country:................... ............
(6)City:...................... ............
(7)Your address:...................... ....
(8)A Copy of Your ID For Identification.

Further instruction/directive will be sent to you on receipt of your
acknowledgment to this message.

Best Regards
Dr. Alexis Ben
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Of United Bank Of Africa.

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