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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign remittance division" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- enquiriesubabank01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mark Leo <markleo783@yahoo.sk>
Reply-To: Mark Leo <enquiriesubabank01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:12:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONTACT UBA BANK FOR YOUR ATM CARD ISSUED
 Attention My Dear Friend,
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This is to notify you that we have arranged your payment of $5.5 Million USD through swift card payment centre Asia pacific, this 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 contact UBA Bank Plc and also re-confirm the following information as listed below:
1.YOUR FULL NAME:
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
3.YOUR DIRECT CELL NUMBER:
4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE:
5.YOUR COUNTRY:
CITY:
6.AGE AND GENDER:
7.OCCUPATION:
Forward the above information to:
Mr. Thomas Obinna (Director of Foreign Remittance Division UBA Bank Plc. Direct line:+2349095329844) E-mail:(enquiriesubabank01@gmail.com) 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.
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Note that because of impostors, The Bank also issued you their code of conduct, which is (0458) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the ATM card centre by using it as your subject.
Thanks
Yours Faithfully
Mark Leo
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