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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- 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.
- info.uba_bank@kimo.com (Kimo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA <femfusman1980@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uba.groupbank02@rocketmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:09:29 +0800 (CST)
Subject: {UBA} BANK HAD APPROVED YOUR ATM CARD.
Attention dear beneficiary.
This
is to notify you that we have arranged your payment of $2.5 Million USD
through swift Card payment Centre Asia pacific, the United Bank For
Africa {UBA} Card Centre will send you an ATM Card which you will use to
withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world at the
maximum rate of $10,000.00 us dollars (Ten Thousand United State
Dollars) per day.
Therefore do not hesitate to Apply into United
Bank For Africa {UBA Bank Plc} and also re-confirm the following
information as listed below:
1.YOUR FULL NAME__________________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS_________
3.YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER__________
4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE_________
5.YOUR COUNTRY_____________
6.AGE AND SEX _________
The
Bank has been mandated to issue out your payment and you have to stop
any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid
any hitches in receiving your ATM Card. Note that because of impostors,
The Bank also issued you their code of conduct, which is (1488) so you
have to indicate this code when contacting the ATM Card Centre by using
it as your subject.
Yours in Service.
Mr. Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh, ATM CARD Manager
United Bank for Africa Republique du Benin
Email: { info.uba_bank@kimo.com )
Telephone no: +229-9986-4931.
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