419 scam: "FROM DR ALEX UBAH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC" <infocbn@lee.org> RE; ATTENTION: ARE YOU ALIVE OR DEAD ?

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "million us 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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2348163223499
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.
- alexubah1011@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM DR ALEX UBAH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC" <infocbn@lee.org>
Reply-To: alexubah1011@onet.pl
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 14:58:56 +0100
Subject: RE; ATTENTION: ARE YOU ALIVE OR DEAD ?

FROM DR ALEX UBAH
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
35 Marina P. O. Box 5216,
LAGOS- NIGERIA.
EMAIL--- alexubah1011@onet.pl
TELEPHONE:+2348163223499

ATTENTION: ARE YOU ALIVE OR DEAD ?

Are you alive or dead? The reason why i asked you this question is
that we received an email from one Mr. Jude Betsy who says that you
are dead and you have given him a Letter of Authorization before your
death. Furthermore, we told him that the only thing that is still
holding the delivery of your package which worth the sum of (2.8
Million United States Dollars) is the delivery fee of the sum of
$125.00 USD only.

So we asked him to go and come back on Friday being the 9th of
February, 2018 so that we can find a way of reaching to know if you
are truly dead or alive. Are you aware of this? Remember that the only
money that you will pay to our office here is just $125.00 USD for the
shipment of this package to your designated home address, So i would
like you to please kindly take note of this now so that we can stop
further communication with this Mr. Jude Betsy and deliver the package
to your door step being the original benefactor of the $2.8 Million US
Dollars.

So if you truly know that you are still alive and you are not the
person that authorized this Mr. Jude Betsy to claimed your package,
kindly go ahead and make available this $125 USD shipment charge of
your package to us through Money Gram or Western Union Office of your
choice with the below receiver's information of our cashier;

RECEIVER'S FIRST NAME............
RECEIVER'S SECOND NAME...........
COUNTRY..........................NIGERIA
CITY.............................LAGOS
TEXT QUESTION....................URGENT
TEXT ANSWER......................URGENT
AMOUNT TO SEND...................$125
SENDER'S FULL NAME:..............??

Looking forward to hear from you if you are still ALIVE, reply back
for fast action so that your delivery will commence upon receipt of
your payment.

Best Regards,
ALEX UBAH
Email:-- alexubah1011@onet.pl

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