419 scam: officialmemo1@walla.co.il RE: $5.5Million, ATM Card Payment

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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:

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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: officialmemo1@walla.co.il
Reply-To: officialdesk119@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:42:11 -0700
Subject: RE: $5.5Million, ATM Card Payment

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)
#653 Gana Fasola Street, Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria,

RE: $5.5Million, ATM Master Card Payment

Dear,

I am Mr PETER AMAIBE, the director, ATM Head of Operations UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA,I resumed to this office in the third quarter of 2020 and during an official research I discovered an abandoned ATM Master card valued $5.5Million belonging to you as the supposed rightful beneficiary.

I quried to know why this card was not released/delivered to you and I was rightly informed by the management staff that my predecessor deliberately withhold the atm card for his own personal gain without knowing that his plans towards diverting your fund will be uncovered.

Now that your ATM Master card is still intact and available for receipt, I therefore advise you to come down here to my office in person to pick up your atm card direct from my office and sign the legal papers to proof or alternatively request for a courier delivery service as a result of the corona virus pandemic and it shall be arranged and shipped to your address through a registered courier service company that is attached to our bank. You will only take care of the shipment handling charge, hope it is cleared and accepted by you?

I don't know the exact courier cost of shipping the card to your destination but if you permit me and accept the terms, then I can make inquiry from the courier company to find out the exact cost to your destination, before then, you are required to forward your receiving details where you want to receive the package to enable me find out the exact shipping cost.

Your direct telephone number (Mobile) will be needed to enhance effective communication and for more details of the ATM card until you receive it at your destination. I await your swift positive response.

Meanwhile, available information from registered envelope packages of ATM cards deliveries reaching me from the courier service company Manager shows that their charges is not usually more than $205.00 depending on country/state of recipient destination so if you are not ready or interested to pay the fee Please do not bother to respond so we can officially confiscate the atm card and close the card account indefinitely as belonging to a ghost beneficiary and or for improper claim from a suspected impostor.

Thanks for your understanding and anticipated co-operation as i wait for your conclusive response to expedite action accordingly. I wish you a happy and a prosperous 2021 irrespective of the scare, challenges and setbacks posed by the second wave of the corona virus pandemic.Best luck and do stay safe.

Signed,
Mr. PETER AMAIBE
Director ATM Department,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)

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