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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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)
- 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.
- unitedbankforafrica866@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA <BANK .@yacht.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA <unitedbankforafrica866@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 04:11:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Attention (UBA) Customer?
This is to officially inform you today that your $2.5 million United States
dollars fund which was deposited with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) by the
Federal Ministry of Finance have been registered in an ATM VISA CARD. It was
mandated by the Ministry of Finance that your fund $2.5 million be registered
in an ATM CARD and issued with immediate effect. Your ATM VISA CARD is ready
for use at any ATM machine and will be issued to you by UBA.
Please contact the United Bank for Africa (UBA) ATM department today for the
release of your ATM VISA CARD worth $2.5m United States dollars. Contact UBA BANK who is the director; ATM department;
United Bank for Africa
(UBA) and ask him for the release of your ATM card.
Contact PERSON MR. JAMES CHRIS,(unitedbankforafrica866@gmail.com)
immediately with the above information and reconfirm the
below details to him. Reply on
how to receive your ATM card.
So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.
(1)Your Full Name==========
(2)YOUR DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER======
(3)Current Home Address======
(4)Fax Number=============
(5)YOUR STATE:================
(6)YOUR CITY:===================
(7)YOUR ZIP CODE:
(7)YOUR OCCUPATION:=====
(7)YOUR ID CARD OR PASSPORT:
(7)Nearest Airport ===========
YOURS IN SERVICES
MRS.JENNA GOUDREAU
Secretary,
Minister for Finance Office.
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