419 scam: "Mr.David Ubah" <ddubah@gmail.com> Notification of your $1.500.000 outstanding Payment

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "western1910@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +229971584263 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.David Ubah" <ddubah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: western1910@live.fr
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:32:30 +0200
Subject: Notification of your $1.500.000 outstanding Payment

Dear Beneficiary,

Based on the report of the 7-man audit panel in respect to the presidential
directives for the (clearance of all the pending payments of the year 2009)
with immediate effect to avoid any futher drainning of Ministerial funds as a
result of, service charges, taxes and other related charges imposed by our
various correspondence bankers ovearseas and therefore in accordance to the
recent directives from the presidency (office), we are hereby contacting you
in respect to your long delayed payment in our Correspondent Bank here which
has cost our Ministerial body to loose a substantial amount of money for
charges and other taxes due to the overdue repose of this funds.

1) Therefore be informed as follows: Your funds ($1,500,000.00) is now in the
Bank of Africa escrow bank account, and shall henceforth be sending direct to
you through Western Union Monetary Transfer. Due to the Western Union
remittance guide line, you will be entitled to $10.000.00 install-mental
payment every day till the above mentioned fund is completely paid off.

2) Therefore,you are required to quickly contact Bank of Africa Western Union
Department Manager (Rev John Chigozie) on the below information to
provide your
full information to him to enable him proceed with the payment
Contact Person: Rev John Chigozie
E-mail: western1910@live.fr
Tel : 00229 97 15 84 26

3) And never you fail to send him the below requested info proceedings;
Your Name;-----------------
Address;---------------------
Country;---------------------
City;--------------------------
Tel;------------------------
Attach copy of your ID/Passport-----------------

4) For your own Security and Security of this funds, you are strictly
required
to suspend all contacts/correspondence with any other person or organisation
regarding this payment except Rev John Chigozie

Counting on your understanding and co-operation.

Regards

MR. David Ubah
(Legal adviser on financial matters)

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