419 scam: "Union Bank Plc"<zeng@gzrr.gov.cn> Scam Compensation of $1.5m In Your Favor

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Union Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revpeterabel2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 18:22:07 +0100
Subject: Scam Compensation of $1.5m In Your Favor

Dear. Friend

The president of Nigeria Dr Good luck Ebele Jonathan, secretary of

the United Nations, in-conjunction with the Central Bank of

Nigeria Pl c has instructed that 20 scam victims should be paid a

Compensation fee of $1.5 million.

Get back to me if you want to be part of this new

Resolution and do not communicate or duplicate this message to any one

As, the US secret service, FBI, and EFCC are already on trace of the

Remaining criminals.

The payments are to be paid through Federal Reserve Account Unit,

Funding assistance by the Union Bank Pl c.

You are to receive your compensations payment via any of the below

Options:

(1) THROUGH DIPLOMATIC HOME CASH DELIVERY.

(2) THROUGH ATM SWIFT MASTER PAYMENT.

Let us know your choice of payment as I will not disclose further

Information's until I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,

Rev Peter Abel

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Anti-fraud resources:

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