419 scam: "Mr.Kennedy Uzorka" <revmikeyoung4@gmail.com> Attention 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.
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:
- "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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "lagos" (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.
- wwwcompensationfee@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Kennedy Uzorka" <revmikeyoung4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wwwcompensationfee@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:50:24 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

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Address of Headquarters:UBA House, 57, Marina Lagos
Postal Address of Headquarters: P .O. Box 2406, Marina, Lagos

Good day, i am Mr. Kennedy Uzorka the Group Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, your information's
and email address was forwarded to our bank by the Economic And
Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) along side with the United Nation to
release a total sum of 1 Million United States Dollars and a
compensation for being a victim of Nigerian/ West African scam.

Meanwhile, we have discus with the Chairman of the EFCC Mr. Ibrahim
Lamorde and he has given us the go ahead to release your total sum
withinthe next 8 working days, so after a board meeting held yesterday
we have decided to release your fund through our international ATM
CARD or ELECTRONICS WIRE TRANSFER depending on wish means you will
prefer out of the two listed on our email.

You are to get back to us with your personal details and your phone
number to ensure it is same as the one forwarded to us by the EFCC
office, also fo your security purpose please know that most people are
using the good name of our bank to defraud people so do not give
response to any email without this code (ONE LOVE UBA).

Forward your reply to this email: wwwcompensationfee@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr.Kennedy Uzorka
Director/Chief Executive
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc

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