419 scam: "Hon. Tony O. Elumelu" <tatuo-n@amber.plala.or.jp> YOUR UNCLAIMED FUNDS $50.800,000.00 USD

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hon. Tony O. Elumelu" <tatuo-n@amber.plala.or.jp>
Reply-To: hontonyoelumelu@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 19:29:48 +0900
Subject: YOUR UNCLAIMED FUNDS $50.800,000.00 USD

Welcome to UBA America
Bank address:1 Rockefeller Plaza NY 10020 USA,
Valued Funds $50.800,000,00
Your Reference NBLU8409L22
Call for more info... +1 262-607-8339

Dear respectful customer.

We have been authorized by the present president of World Bank Group Mr. Ajay
Banga and the Governing Board of the United States treasury department to
investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment, to also recommend and approve
your claims for the awarded payment of your funds $50.800,000.00 USD if the
report of the unclaimed funds is genuine.However, we discovered that your funds
have been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials of the banks, the bank
has also axed them from their office.

We have agreed with the authority that we will handle this transaction ourselves
to avoid the hopeless situation created by those officials. Currently your
awarded funds of $50.800,000.00 (Fifty Million eight hundred thousand United state
dollars) have been credited into an ATM debit card.

Contact me with your details including phone lines for immediate registration
of your UBA America online account and delivery of your ATM card .
you$B!G(Bre advised to contact me with the following information as stated below:

1 Your full name .....
2 Home Address.....
3 Mobile Phone number.....
4 Attached, Driver License or International Passport Copy.....
5 Age....
6 Occupation.....
7 Take a picture of yourself and send as well
8 Date you receive your SSN paycheck

I await your urgent response to this message.
Please do not respond to email requesting for your ATM Card/PIN details
disregard them they are fraud.

UBA America will never ask for such through this medium.

Thanks.
Best Regards.
Mr Tony O. Elumelu
Chairperson of the United Bank for America
Email hontonyoelumelu@ubbangroup.com

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