419 scam: chernuha_ol@gcn.ua DEAR FRIEND,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "cotonou" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22959413248 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- uba41989@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: chernuha_ol@gcn.ua
Reply-To: uba41989@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:40:54 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS RVE.ADEOTI JAMES,I AM NEWLY APPOINTED MANAGER ATM CARD DEPARTMENT OF UBA BANK BENIN REPUBLIC,I STARTED WORKING HERE THIS JULY 2023 AS A NEW MANAGER AND NOW I ABLE TO DISCOVER YOUR PAYMENT FILE OF PREVIOUS YEARS WHICH WAS CONTROLLED BY SACKED BANKER.PLEASE MY DEAR WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS FUND IN THE PASS YEARS DUE TO THE CHARACTERS OF THOSE WHO WORKS IN THIS BANK BEFORE, NOW THE BANK ARE GIVEN 2023 BONUS TO THOSE WHHAVE COMPENSATION FUNDS IN THIS BANK.
ACCORDING TO YOUR PAYMENT FILE, IT IS STATED THAT AMOUNT $18.5 MILLION BELONGS TO YOU OFFICIALLY AND YOU MADE SEVERAL EFFORTS TO RECEIVE IT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS THROUGH SACKED BANKER OFFICER AND OTHERS .MY COMING TO THIS BANK AS A REV THIS YEAR IS NOT AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE GOVERNMENT OF BENIN REPUBLIC SENT ME TO REPORT TO THEM ABOUT ANY MISSING OR NON TRANSFER FUNDS WHICH YOUR MONEY HAS TODAY BEEN FOUND TOGETHER WITH OTHER FUNDS THAT IS NOT YET SEND TO YOU.

FOR GOD SAKE LET ME KNOW THE EXACTLY AMOUNT OF FEES YOU SENT IN OTHER TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDS AND ALSO HOW YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE $18.5 MILLION USD,SO THAT I WILL MAKE A NEW ARRANGEMENT TO RELEASE ALL YOUR MONEY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HOURS PLEASE IF YOU HAVE EVER MAKE ANY PAYMENT TO SACKED BANKERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE AFRICA BANK FOR YOUR FUNDS LET ME KNOW, SO THAT I WILL USE YOUR REPORT AGAINST THEM IN THE COURT OF LAW TO ENABLE RETURNING OF YOUR FUNDS, FEE PLUS THE INTEREST TO YOU.

NOW THE BANK HAVE RETIRED THOSE OLD WORKERS,THIS IS THE BONUS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRANSACTIONS IN THIS BANK AND OUR GOVERNMENT HAVE INSTRUCTED US TO TRANSFER YOUR $18.5MILLION USD TO YOU BY ISSUED AN ATM VISA CARD AND THE ONLY AMOUNT YOU HAVE TO SEND IS $69.00 I'M INSURING YOU THAT ONCE YOU SEND THE $69.00 YOUR ATM CARD WILL BE DELIVER TO YOU,RESPOND BACK TO US SO WE CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO SEND THE $69.00.

RECONFIRM THESE BELOW INFORMATION SUCH AS:
1) FULL NAME_________
2) HOME ADDRESS_________
3) OCCUPATION_________________
4) PHONE NUMBER______
5) COUNTRY ____________

BEST REGARDS,

RVE.ADEOTI JAMES,
NUMBER.... +229 59 41 32 48
EMAIL uba41989@gmail.com
UBA BANK ATM DEPARTMENT
NO.55ABANKOLE STREETCOTONOU BENIN REPU

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