419 scam: uba customercare <ubacustomercare12@gmail.com> Attn Package Beneficiary.

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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.
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. )
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 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.
- ubacustomercare12@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uba customercare <ubacustomercare12@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 13:18:40 +0100
Subject: Attn Package Beneficiary.

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Welcome To United Bank For Africa (UBA)
Head Office UBA House, 57 Marina,
Website www.ubagroup.com
SWIFT (BIC) UNAFNGLA
Founded 1961
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Attention Pls

Happy new year to you and your family, this is to inform you that the
management of UBA bank has concoulded to send your fund the total sum
of $5.5 Million United States Dollar through ATM Visa card the
instruction was giving from the office of International Monitoring
fund (IMF) here in Benin Republic, therefore you will receive the ATM
card to your house address within couple of days time,

as matter of fact we where told to send the ATM card to you through
regular mail to avoid sending your money to those corrupt courier
companies therefore you are require to reconfirm your mailing address
today so that by tomorrow i will personal go and post the ATM card to
your address, also you are requre to send $120 only the money will be
use for post office international stamp fee which will be stamp to the
envelope that contain your ATM card, the $120 is the only money
required from you to receive your ATM card from this bank therefore i
want you send the $120 today through western union or money gram and
get back to me with your address and the senders name so that by
tomorrow i will post the ATM card to your address, for more
information you should contact me with the above telephone number or
you should login to our bank web site on www.ubagroup.com pls make
sure you send the $120 to our office today

I will be looking forward to here from you so that i will give you the
names and and address where to send the $120 which is the only money
required from you to receive your ATM card from this bank,
contact this email(ubacustomercare12@gmail.com)
Best Regards
Phillips Oduoza
CEO UBA Bank Plc

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