419 scam: United Bank for Africa Plc <phillipsoduoza.ubaplc@ubagroup.com> FOR YOUR INFORMATION

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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:
- "cost of transfer" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "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.
- +2347046055953 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: United Bank for Africa Plc <phillipsoduoza.ubaplc@ubagroup.com>
Reply-To: <phillipsoduoza.ubaplc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 08:30:42 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
HEAD OFFICE: U. B. A. HOUSE,
57, MARINA STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND
P. O. BOX 2406, LAGOS- NIGERIA.

MR. PHILLIPS ODUOZA
THE GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
OFFICE LINE: +2347046055953
DIRECT LINE: +2347010949993
FAX LINE: +234 12270491

DATE: 24/09/2014

REF: UBA/222/XCC/MOFFICE/2014 ISIN CODE : NGUBA0000001; Legal Form: Other non-liability limited; Operational Status: Operational; OUR SWIFT CODE: UNAFNGLA

Dear Esteemed Customer,

Be informed that, your none compliance to the Bank's directives/policies which are inline with the International Monetary Transactions policies to claim this approved payment now make us start suspecting with no doubt that, we may have contacted you in error to claim this approved payment.

Since you cannot:

1. Come to Nigeria to sign off and claim your ATM MasterCard with all your account documents.

2. You don't want to pay either US$150 only for ordinary courier shipment and delivery or US$550 for Insured shipment and delivery of your ATM MasterCard with all your account documents.

3. Refused to tender the required documents for the activation/validation of the none resident US dollar U-Direct Lion the Prime account which we set up in your name so that you will have access to your account through our website website: https://www.ubadirect.com to transfer your funds electronically at zero COT through the United Bank for Africa Inter-Switch Transfers platform to any Bank account of your choice at any time.

4. You are not ready to pay the Cost of Transfer (COT) of your funds SWIFT transfer to your designated account since we are prohibited from deducting any cent of dollar from the principal amount.

5. You are not also ready to secure a permission from the National Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) for us to deduct the COT fee since we are prohibited from deducting any cent of dollar from the principal amount.

Since you have declined all processes but want the money released to you at the expense of the Bank, we have no other option than to belief you are not the rightful beneficiary of this payment. Maybe this payment was wrongly or fraudulently approved in your name or we contacted you in error for the claim, otherwise you would not dictate for the bank to release such huge amount of money without complying to the International Monetary Transactions policies.

Therefore, we will go ahead to declare this payment unclaimed, close the established U-Direct account, revoke this approved payment indefinitely and returned the funds into our coffers in the next 48 hours.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Phillips Oduoza (CEO)
Group Managing Director/Executive Director,
Member of Board Risk Committee,
Member of Finance & General Purpose Committee
United Bank for Africa Plc.

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