419 scam: United bank for Africa <unitedbankfor_africa@ymail.com> happy xmass in advance

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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:
- "demurrage " (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. )
- "insurance fee " (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. )
- "u.p.s@administrativos.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22966006823 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: United bank for Africa <unitedbankfor_africa@ymail.com>
Reply-To: United bank for Africa <u.p.s@administrativos.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:58:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: happy xmass in advance

Â Payment Notifications

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the Insurance fee and the delivery charge of your ATM Card. I paid it because the ATM Card worthy of (US$4.5MILLION), has less than a months to expire and when it expires, the money will be diverted and forfeited into Government purse (account).

With that I decided to help you pay the money so that the ATMÂ Card will not expire, because I know when you get your ATM Card definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you.

Now I want you to contact United Parcel Service with your Full Contact information so that they can deliver your ATM Card to your designated address without any delay, like I stated earlier,the delivery charges have been paid but I did not pay their safety fee since they refused, they refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and demurrage might have increase. They told me that their safety fee is $105usd.

Below is their Contact Informationâ€™s:
Hon: Dr.James Emmanuel
United Parcel Service Benin
Email:Â u.p.s@administrativos.com
Tel:Â +229 66006823

You can even call the Director Dr.James Emmanuel with this line +229 66006823 immediately you receive this email.

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your direct delivery address and Direct Tel/Fax number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their safety fee for their immediate action to avoid the increase of the fee.

Note. The United Parcel Service don't know the really contents of the parcel. I registered it as a letter of invitation they don't know that the contains valuable ATM Card this is to avoid them delaying with the parcel. Don't let them know that it is an ATM Card that is in that parcel.

This is your Registration information.

Shipment Code: AXIB YURXTLV-AZ, Parcel Registration Certificate No; WL20100027, Parcel approval Certificate No: HNP44065-12442, Parcel Standard Certificate No: Q/LJ047-2012, Security Code No: WYH-U01002,Serial No: XGT01/JLMK20107, Parcel Size: 41m by 49m, Weight of the items: 0,100kg Â

Yours Faithful,
Director Bank Of Africa
Mr Jerry Leo.

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