419 scam: "Mr FRANK UBA"<frankuba3@att.net> IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT 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:

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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found 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.
- +2348074938857 (Nigeria, 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.
- adbgbankplc0bank@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr FRANK UBA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adbgbankplc0bank@inMail24.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:24:58 -0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT FUND

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT FUND

After a joint meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the Senate Committee on Foreign Debts Reconciliation and the Presidential Payment and Implementation Panel on Contract/ inheritance funds under Category? which was addressed and headed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN , it became imperative to contact you on the subject matter.

This meeting was initiated as part of the recent image laundering scheme of the federal government of Nigeria.

During the meeting, so many negative reports were tabled on behalf of our numerous contractors and foreign personels on how unfairly they have been treated and extorted by some corrupt officials who were vested with the authority to pay them their entitlements. The most annoying and irritating aspect of it all is that they could not effect payment to these foreign beneficiaries after subjecting them to so much stress and trauma.

To this regards, this office has been given the SOLE authority by the President and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federare public of Nigeria to handle and release all contract/inheritance funds and you are therefore advised NOT to contact ANY OTHER OFFICE to avoid further complications in your payment file.Every arrangement for the remittance of your overdue funds payment of US$32.5m has been conluded and the funds will be released within 48 banking hours of your response. All documentation to this effect is in place and we have already prepared your key tested telex (KTT) for your transfer to your bank account. In your file, we noticed that your designated bank account was not included. Meanwhile, your are to furnis your current/existing banking information, where you will like your Overdue Funds release payment to be remitted to you and your funds will be in your account within 48 banking hours as approved.

You are advised to reconfirm as well your transaction/contract reference numbers, your private phone & fax numbers for security and verification before effecting payment. This is to ensure that you are the actual beneficiary of the funds as we do NOT want to pay thewrong person.Now you are directed to

contact the Director of African Development Bank Group Mr.TONY WOOD . immediately so that he will pay you and fax you the payment Slips and also you should reconfirm your Banking Details,Personal Informations for easy communications, Secret Code No: which is ( XXTN013), this is to avoid mistake while transferring your overdue contract payment to you today . Contact Person: Mr.TONY WOOD , Email : adbgbankplc0bank@inMail24.com ),Tel:+2348074938857Contact him now and inform him that you received a message from the FRANK UBA Financial Adviser To The president Instructing you to contact him for immediate release of your contract payment,

Mr FRANK UBA
Financial Adviser To The president
On Foreign Contract Paymen

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