419 scam: "Mrs.Stella Green"<telex_unionbk11@hotmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS

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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 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- +2349025609733 (Nigeria, 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.
- telex_unionbk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Stella Green"<telex_unionbk11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <telex_unionbk@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 17:17:53 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

Attention:Beneficiary.

Sir,

This is to notify you that I got your file from office of the new President Muhammadu Buhari(GCFR) and I want to inform you that your Ten million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$10.5m)has been approved on your behalf as compensation/ accrued interest of the money you lost in scam / illegitimate transactions of different degrees and every arrangement has been made through bank to bank transfer. IMF Auditors conveyed sitting America for Third quarter supervising excise of payment of foreign beneficiaries. This supervision excise were part of the agreement reached and signed at the last G-8 meeting held in Washington between the UN,IMF,US Government and Ministry of Finance. Your compensation/ accrued interest payment will be cleared according to the global financial policy through bank legal department.

You will receive your overdue inheritance payment if you abide by this legitimate instructions, please disregard from any other transactions you have at the moment because is fraud , it does not exit, accept this transaction if you really want to recover whatever you lost in the past and also receive your approved payment already in progress with international legal clearances.

Kindly fill the attached Union bank attached form and return it back as soon as possible. also view the attached copy of my official id card.

Call me on +234-9025609733 Email: telex_unionbk@hotmail.com or you call Mr.Emeka Emuwa the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on +234-8136953737 is very important you call one of us as soon as possible.

I am waiting for your urgent reply.

Best Regards,

Mrs.Stella Green

Director, Transfer/ATM Dept

Union Bank Plc.

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