419 scam: "Foreign Remittance Unit" <shrosibo@netvision.net.il> Abourt Your Fund

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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "courier service" (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: "Foreign Remittance Unit" <shrosibo@netvision.net.il>
Reply-To: ben.ackson1978@yahoo.com
Date: 10 May 2023 14:00:06 -0700
Subject: Abourt Your Fund

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (U.B.A)
FROM THE OFFICE OF: MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS
14th Floor 51/55 Broad Street ,
P. M.B 12147 Lagos State - Nigeria.
Director Foreign Remittance Unit

RE: $10.5Million, ATM Master Card
Payment

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

I am MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS, the new director ATM Head of Operation
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA,I resumed to this office on the 10th of
APRIL
2023 and during my official research I discovered an abandoned
ATM
Master card valued sum of $10.5Million belonging to you as the
rightfully intimate beneficiary.

I tried to know why this card has not been released to you but I
was
told by the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA management that the former
director
ATM head of operation who left this office four months ago
withhold
your card for his own personal use without knowing that his evil
plans
towards diverting your fund will be discovered.

Now that your ATM Master card is still available and ready for
your
receiving, therefore you have to come down here to our bank to
pick up
your card direct from my office or alternatively it can be
arranged
and shipped to your address through any registered reliable
courier
service company that is attached to our bank and also which you
will
take care of the courier charge only, hope it is cleared and
accepted
by you?

I don't know the courier cost of shipping the card to you but if
you
permit me and accept the terms, then I can make an inquiry from
the
courier shipping company to find out the cost, but in that case
you
will be required to forward to me your address where you want to
receive the card to enable me find out the shipping cost to your
location.

Your direct telephone number and address will be needed and more
details of your ATM card payment will be made known to you as
soon as
I receive your swift positive response.Get back to me immediately
you
receive this mail for inward transaction.Waiting for your Urgent
respond to my email:int.remittance.depart@firemail.eu

Thanks for your co-operation and i wait for your kind positive
respond.

Yours Faithfully,

MR JOHNSON WILLIAMS
Director ATM Department
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (U.B.A)
MY Email:int.remittance-depart@firemail.eu

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