419 scam: "UNION BANK PLC"<admin@unionbank.com> Attn; Dear Customer, Do you know Mr Mark. Thompson? Respond by email.

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +2348060100760 (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.
- unionbanremittancedept@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNION BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unionbanremittancedept@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:40:12 -0700
Subject: Attn; Dear Customer, Do you know Mr Mark. Thompson? Respond by email.

UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC
PLOT 136, ADEOLA ODEKU
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
STATE NIGERIA.
+2348060100760

RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASONS; (unionbanremittancedept@gmail.com)

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND CLAIMS.

Good day, this is to inform you of your long overdue Compensation Payment In this office Files records over here. This department founds your name in the Central Computer / Federal Ministry of Finance among list of Scam Victim unpaid Compensation Funds and have to update your information by contacting you Through this email for your immediate confirmation response back to my Office without delay. The value capital Compensation fund amount of $2.800, 000.00 USD (Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand dollars only) is to your favor listed name for immediate payment.

However we received an email from one Mr. Mark Thompson, who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last four Months back. He has also submitted his account information’s to the office Department for transfer of the fund payment credit to him as your Inheritor of the fund stated herein. We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are still alive. So therefore you’re advice to stop dealing with those liars that they are only extorting money from you and you can never receive a cent from them. You’re the last person on the List to receive this Compensation Fund. Again stop dealing with those liars.

Please, if still alive, do urgently sending email confirmation by Filling in form details below thus as signification you are alive and willingly to receive your funds payment.

FORM FILLING SIGNIFICATION CONFIRMING YOU ARE ALIVE;

PERSONAL DETAILS
1. Your Name in Full======
2. Your Address (Current Address) =======
3. Your Country / State of Origin ========
4. Your Telephone Number (Cell / Home Phone) ======
5. Your Age & Marital Status===============

We sincerely apologies for all your past inconveniences delayed in paying your fund to your account.

PLEASE, CONTACT OUR OFFICE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASONS ; unionbanremittancedept@gmail.com

Thanks,

Yours Faithfully

Mrs.Laura Morris
Customer Care Officer

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