419 scam: "MR. FRED MOORE"<info@usa.net> UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA) harmonia.srl

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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:
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- mr.fredmoore1987@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. FRED MOORE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.fredmoore1981@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:16:46 -0800
Subject: UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA) harmonia.srl

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA) HEADQUARTERS UGANDA.
Address: 5 ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL ROAD, NTINDA KAMPALA UGANDA
UBA BANK MANAGER: MR. FRED MOORE
Telephone Number: (+256) 7572 08604
WhatsApp No: (+256) 7005 76771
Email Address: (  mr.fredmoore1987@gmail.com )
File Registration Number: FTB 5001/KP10039-OBF/UG
AMOUNT TRANSFER: US$3,500.000.00
Website:  https://bgroupse.com/send/alert/loginuugp.php

Attention: Please,

How are you, hope you are fine? Welcome to UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC(UBA) HEAD OFFICE UGANDA and Marketing. We want to inform you that  your inheritance/contract
and compensation fund worth sum of $3,500.000.00 (Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and United Nation (UN) deposited in our Bank for us to transfer the above mentioned amount direct into your existing Bank Account within few hours to reflect and you will receive the CONFIRMATION ALERT MESSAGE on your EMAIL as soon as the transfer is made but remember that you will be required to pay the sum of $350.00 (Three Hundred And Fifty United States Dollars) to obtain the IMF AUTHENTICATION TRANSFER PERMITS (IATP) .

But before we can proceed, you are required to RE-CONFIRM this information below which helps us to process and transfer the compensation fund worth of US$3,500.000.00 to your Bank Account within a couple of hours.

Your Full Name*:...............
Your Address/City/State*:..................
State of Origin*:.................
Nationality*:..........................
Passport No*:......................
National ID Card No*:.....................
Telephone/WhatsApp Number*:..........................
Marital Status/Sex/ Age*:..........................
Date of Birth/Month/days*:..................................
Occupation/Position*:.................................

Existing Account At Place of Residence
Account Name*:.......................
Bank Name*:......................
Account Number*:...................
Bank Address*:.......................
Swift Code*:........................
Routing Number*:......................

We shall be waiting for your update on this required information so we can serve you better and be rest assured that this transaction is real, legit and 100% percent risk free, so be advised to follow the instructions in order to enable us to transfer the fund to your account within 24hours.

So hurry up and comply as soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Mr. Fred Moore
UBA Bank Managing Director
WhatsApp No: (+256) 7005 76771

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