419 scam: "DR PAUL NWABODO" <umuezeudo@yahoo.com.ph> YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD 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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- +2348095766104 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR PAUL NWABODO" <umuezeudo@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: paulnwabodo@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:41:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
(UBA) AFRICA'S GLOBAL BANK
HEADQUARTERS, UBA HOUSE, 57 MARINA,
P.O. Box 2406, LAGOS NIGERIA
(CUSTOMER CARE HOTLINE)
TELEPHONE: TEL: +234-8095766104

Attention Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have

not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not

fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract

/inheritance payment since 2008.

Secondly, you are hereby adviced to stop dealing with some

non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to

stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved

infinding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have

arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe,

America and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by our

president, Dr.Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to

withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the

maximum is ($10,000) Fifteen Thousand Us Dollars in three transactions

per day. So, if you like to receive your fund this way,you are advice

to get back to me with the following information below to enable me get

back to you quickly with full details on how to receive your card.

(1) Your Full Name.....................................
(2) Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD....
(3) Phone And Fax Number.......................................

We shall be expecting to receive your information you have stop any

further communication with anybody or office.

On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me with the above mentioned

information.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours in service,
DR PAUL NWABODO.
International Settlement Dept

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