419 scam: "Mr Smith F. Alex" <federalgovermentofnigeria@gmail.com> Your Urgent Response

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- ubaafrica25@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Smith F. Alex" <federalgovermentofnigeria@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmithfalex@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 14:45:39 +0100
Subject: Your Urgent Response

Attention:Beneficiary,

This is officially to inform you that winging and inheritance funds
payment (ATM Card Number 49513745659364856) has been accredited in
your favor.Your Personal Identification Number is 2900.The ATM Card
Value is $50.2MILLION USD. Please Contact secretary In view of several
efforts already made by us to contact you proved abortive.

Based on the new Address submitted to this office on your behalf: (1)
My Office desks have just received a new contact address from Mr. Bill
Carlton, to deliver your ATM Card into a new address as stated bellow:
100 Wellington Street West , Suite 1200 ,Toronto , Ontario ,Canada ,
M5K 1J3 US$50.2 Million Dollars should be Deliver to Mr. Bill Carlton,
as your beneficiary/Partner.

(2) Please, confirm to our Bank/Office if you have instructed Mr. Bill
to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he
receive cash call Remittance on your behalf as your Partner.

(3) It have come to our notice that you are being contacted
byunauthorized individuals with respect to your winning/Inheritance
and contract payment but unfortunately this office is not aware of
your unofficial dealings and warned that it is at your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. Bill Carlton,
Tochange your Residential Address to the following address below: 100
Wellington Street West , Suite 1200 ,Toronto , Ontario , Canada ,M5K
1J3 We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we
suspected that Mr. Bill Carlton, is trying to divert your ATM CARD
through the sworn affidavit to a new different address as your
Partner.

Therefore, if you had not authorized Mr. Bill Carlton, to claim this
Contractual Payment on your behalf as your Partner, Kindly get back to
us with the down listed information requested for
re-confirmation/verification and for fast and swift release of the
funds to you without any Further Delay.

The ATM Card Value is $50.2MILLION USD. Please Contact : ubaafrica25@gmail.com

With the following details for processing:

*Full Name:__________
*Delivery Address:_____________
*Gender:__________
*Age:__________
*Occupation:___________
*Phone Number:____________
*Country:__________

Your are to send a scanned copy of a valid Identity card for proper
identification Accept our hearty congratulation

Best Regards

Mr Smith F. Alex
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

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