419 scam: ATM CARD OFFICE <ambrufzomahoun@gmail.com> RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT"CONTACT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA<br> FOR YOUR PA

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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:
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (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 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.
- unitbafoafrca@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ATM CARD OFFICE <ambrufzomahoun@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitbafoafrca@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:33:20 -1200
Subject: RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT"CONTACT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
FOR YOUR PAYMENT

United Bank for Africa
Registered No: 1026167.
Registered Office: Rue 390, Cotonou, Benin.
Our Ref: BR/102/0005B/07 Your Ref:
Email: unitbafoafrca@gmail.com

Attention'

How are you, I Hope all is well with you and your family over there? I
am Mr. Julien KOFFI , I am a new Director, United Bank for Africa
Cotonou Benin Republic, am contacting you regarding your outstanding
fund in our bank UBA, I want you to know that your fund is now
available to transfer through our direct telegraphic wire transfer to
your Bank.

And I want you to understand that the Federal House of senate, the
office of presidency, Directors of United Nation, European Union
Representative on behalf of the Government of Benin Republic under the
Auspices of the President of the Benin Republic President Patrice
Talon, have unanimously approved your payment of $4.5million
completely in your favor this is a good news.

Your required to reconfirm the following information to avoid mistake.
Here is the information we need below.

YOUR FULL NAME.....
COUNTRY.....
TELEPHONE NUMBER....
YOUR ADDRESS................
YOUR ACCOUNT NAME......
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER.........
YOUR ROUTING NUMBER......
YOUR BANK NAME.......

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS parliament to transfer out us$4.5m
dollars in your favor, you have to stop any further communication with
any other person (s) or office(s) to avoid any further hitches in
receiving your payment, Note that because of impostors, we hereby
issued our code of conduct, which is ( 909 ) so you have to indicate
this code when contacting us back By using it as your subject.

I look forward to hear from you as soon as you get my mail.

Mr. Julien KOFFI ,
The Director
United Bank for Africa
((909))

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