419 scam: Charles Paul <charlesp4536@gmail.com> Hello dear fund owner,

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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:
- "lome togo" (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.
- ubabankofficelometogo042@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Charles Paul <charlesp4536@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabankofficelometogo042@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:22:45 +0000
Subject: Hello dear fund owner,

I sent you this letter a month ago, but I have not heard from you, I am
not sure if you received it, and that is why I say it again, First of all,
I am Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, General Director and President of the
Monetary Fund International.

In fact, we have reviewed all the obstacles and issues surrounding her
incomplete transaction and her inability to meet the transfer fees charged,
against her, for the above transfer options, please visit our site for
confirmation www.imf.org

We are the Board of Directors, the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) of Washington, D.C., along with the US Department of
the Treasury and some other relevant investigative agencies here in the
United States of America. has ordered our Overseas Payment Remittance Unit,
United Bank of Africa Lome Togo, to issue you a VISA Card, where $ 1.5
million will be debited from your fund, for further withdrawal from your
fund.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered who is trying to
divert your funds to your private accounts.

dismayed that his payment was unnecessarily delayed by corrupt bank
officials
And today we notify you that your fund has been credited to a VISA Card by
UBA Bank and is also ready to be delivered. Now contact the UBA bank agent
Ms. Priti Patel Email (ubabankofficelometogo042@gmail.com)

Send him the following information for the delivery of your credited ATM
VISA Card to your address.

Your full name =====================Your country of origin ===============Your home address ================Your phone number =================
Sincerely.
Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva

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