419 scam: Uba Visa Card Depart <georgekane@naver.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- +22961285104 (Benin, probably a 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.
- uba.visa@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Uba Visa Card Depart <georgekane@naver.com>
Reply-To: uba.visa@post.com
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 01:36:41 +0900 (KST)
Subject:

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed
at the course of your transaction with some government and claimed
government officials. And based on the outcome of the last meeting held
with the Benin Government and the officials of the United Nation
Organization, UNO and International Monitoring Fund, IMF, we have been
instructed to transfer your funds through ATM VISA CARD.

This money has been made available which will be cashed in an Automated
Taller Machine and would be cashed through issuance of Inters witch ATM
CARD system. We have authorized the Bank, which was nominated to carry
out the issuance of your ATM Card never to have any delay in shipping
the ATM Card to you.

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your CONTRACT INHERITANCE
Payment of USD$15.5 000,000.00 (Fifteen million five hundred thousand us
dollars) from (UBA) UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA have been RELEASED and
APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use
to withdraw all the USD$15.5 Million in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any
part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw USD$7,500.00 Seven
Thousand Five Hundred United States' Dollars Per Day You are therefore
advice to contact the United Bank For Africa , ATM VISA CARD Payment
Center and also send the following information's as listed below to
them.

Your full name.............................

Your address................................

Your country...............................

Your age...................................

Your occupation.............................

Your phone number..........................

Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Executive
Director of the bank on your behalf to look into your file as soon as
you contact us back without delay. Note that because of impostors, we
hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (VISA CARD-8411) so you
have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it
as your subject.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations.

Best Regard

Mr. Leo Benjamin,

Tel: +22961285104

Email: uba.visa@post.com

Director: UBA bank Plc Visa Card Payment Department.

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