419 scam: "JOHN UBA WILLIAMS" <ubawilliams.john@aol.co.uk> SWIFT CREDIT CARD

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN UBA WILLIAMS" <ubawilliams.john@aol.co.uk>
Reply-To: confidential1@post.com
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 20:03:02 -0800
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD

Dear Sir / Madam,
Is like you never receive our message sent on the 1st of january 2015 regards to the lottry winning of your email address which states as below,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual Final draws held on the ( 1st of january 2015) by Face book / Waplog group in cash Promotion to encourage the usage of Facebook and other social net work services all over the world,each winner on the Facebook group promotion award. A ticket number (FB-172-60) and Serial Number (99352748-2015). was attached to it for security reason.

The online draws was Conducted by a random selection of emails whereby your email was picked by an Advanced automated Genetic Machine search from the Waplog World Wide, in other To claim your $10,000.000 USD ( Ten Million United states Dollars ),you will have to follow every instruction given to you Via this Email...The lottery program which is a new innovation by Facebook, is aimed at saying A BIG THANK YOU to all our users for making Facebook their number one means to connect,communicate,relate and hook up with their families and friends globaly
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam artists All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies' and 30,000,000 individuals' email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year.As a result of difficulties in bank transfer of cash win that is why we resolve in paying through SWIFT CREDIT CARD which we are talking about now.
We need your fast response so that we can proceed with the delivery of your fund .You are required to to provide us With information below in order for us to complete your winning certificate and for further information regarding the disbursement of your lottery win.

Full Name:
Contact Address:
Mobile Number:
Occupation:
Marital Status:
Sex:
Age:
Country of Residence:
Nationality:
Your certificate of winning will be sent to you as soon as we receive your requested information.
Regards,
John Uba Williams

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