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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:
- "hundred thousand 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.
- uba.bankatm0088@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Rev. Paul Smith " <aoffice750@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uba.bankatm0088@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:01:43 +0300
Subject: Text/Call on +1 (646) 493-0903
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Good Day
We are pleased to inform you that your total inheritance Fund of $4.5
Million [Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars only]
has been fully accredited into an ATM MASTER CARD as it has been
stipulated and directed by the ECO-WAS, IMF AND CDA. This instruction
was given to us due to challenges and difficulties posed by greed set of
people contacted previously to transfer your funds to you. As a result
of this, and also to avoid delay and transfer expenses, we have been
fully mandated to process your total funds into an ATM MASTER CARD which
will enable you to cash your funds easily at your convenient time.Your
ATM MASTER CARD will be able to make withdrawal in any ATM Machine any
where any time worldwide.You are required to reconfirm the following
information full delivery details for urgent delivery of your ATM CARD:
Your full name--------
Direct Cell Phone Number -------
Your address----------
Your country-----------
Your Nearest Airport------------
Your age----------------------
Your Atm card has already been activated therefore will be accessible as
soon as you receive it. Get back to Our Payment Center United Bank Of
Africa(UBA),as soon as you receive this E-mail for more update and
directions on how to get this done immediately, Below is UBA Bank Info.
Rev. Paul Smith
Director Paymaster General
UBA Benin Repulic
Email: (uba.bankatm0088@gmail.com)
Text/Call on +1 (646) 493-0903
Sorry if you may receive this message in your Spam due to the poor
network failure.
Yours faithfully,
Rev. Paul Smith
Text/Call on +1 (646) 493-0903
Director Of Atm Card Payment General.
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