419 scam: "UBA PLC., WESTERN UNION DEPT." <response.message@yahoo.pt> MY HONEST REMEMBRANCE & COMPENSATION

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "mr.augustin.adeleye@outlook.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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22968890655 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "UBA PLC., WESTERN UNION DEPT." <response.message@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "UBA PLC., WESTERN UNION DEPT." <mtcn-transfer.code@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 15:03:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: MY HONEST REMEMBRANCE & COMPENSATION

Â My dear Friend,
Good day,
My name is Mr. Augustin Adeleye. Have you forgotten me? it is almost 8months of non communication. Because of your formal help to me to transfer my $9.4m out of my country, though due to your financial inability you were unable to finish the transaction with me. But i thank God that i have finally succeeded through the help of a new friend from Fiji Island. So i am now presently in Fuji Island for some little business investment. I did not forget the money you sent to me for transfer processing

I decided to compensate your formal effort, so before i left i transferred to you $300,000 only through western union i also insure the money so that no body will have access to deduct any money from it or send incomplete to you. Here are your payment details. ( SENDER'S FIRST NAME: Augustin, SENDER'S LAST NAME: Adeleye, MTCN: 8746643378 )

Your email was given to western union transferring agent to contact you. But if you have not been contacted, you have to contact the westernunion immediately with the following contact details to receive your money
Transferring Agent Name: HARRY OBED, E-mail: westernunion.info@barid.com Phone: +22968890655

Please make sure you track this transaction with westernunion website (www.westernunion.com) and be sure it's available before contacting the transferring agent. And do not waste to email me on ( mr.augustin.adeleye@outlook.com ) if there is any difficulty in receiving your money because the only thing that is constant is "CHANGE" note that i may not be reached through phone for now because of security reason.

Once again thanks for your formal help because it was my stepping stone to this success

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Augustin Adeleye.

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