419 scam: Union Trust Vaulting Services <clientele.info@utvsmail.com> Re

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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:
- "million us 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)
- "utvs.clienteleconcern1@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +447024014479 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +2347042163599 (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.
- jamesdanbaba.ubacustomerservice2@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Union Trust Vaulting Services <clientele.info@utvsmail.com>
Reply-To: utvs.tmclienteleconcern1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 21:43:39 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: Re - Important Update From UTVS

Union Trust Vaulting Services Office Address: Lord Crawford House, Tennyson Sutton Area 1, London SMT 4TE, United Kingdom. Phone: +447024014479 Email: utvs.clienteleconcern1@live.com Cc Concern: Lottery Winner, This is Union Trust Vaulting Services. We have been instructed to update you with the latest as regards your 3.5 Million US Dollars lottery funds that was deposited in our custody on your behalf. The deposit of your lottery winning funds follows the notification that you were sent three months ago, informing you of your winning in the conducted Coca-Cola Promo Lottery programme. Presently, for logistics reasons, the Coca-Cola company gave a directive that your winning funds should be lodged with a bank for safe transfer to you. In line with this arrangement therefore, we have lodged your 3.5 Million US Dollars lottery winning funds with our corresponding bank, the United Bank for Africa (UBA), for onward transfer to you. The rationale behind our choice of the UBA, as your funds transfer bank is hinged on the fact that it operates a swift wire-transfer system that guarantees without delay, swift transfer of funds to any bank account in the world. Therefore, you are to get in touch with the bank immediately with its details herein provided - United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC, Funds Transfer Officer: Mr. James Danbaba Tel:+234 7042163599 [International Exchange], 0700 UBA Connect Email: jamesdanbaba.ubacustomerservice2@yahoo.com.hk You are expected now to make contact with the funds transfer officer of the bank, Mr. James Danbaba, via his email address listed above, providing your details below for easy identification. Do have a nice time and best of luck to you - Your Full Names: Your Complete Contact Address: Your Direct Phone Number: Much regards, Teddy Macpherson (Officer-in-charge) Tel: +447024014479.

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