419 scam: "MISS GRACE AMAKA JOHN"<info@uba.com> Yours faithfully

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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:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348079186139 (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.
- johngraceamaka@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS GRACE AMAKA JOHN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnamakagrace@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 16:57:38 +0200
Subject: Yours faithfully

6th August, 2015

Dear Scam Victim

WEST AFRICA SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAM

First of all congratulations,you are among 100 [ One hundred] lucky individual scam victims in west Africa selected to be compensated with $1million each by African Union in a program assisted by World Bank hence, re-confirm the under listed information of your person for further action.

[a]Beneficiary full Name

[b]Full address which should include the State where the address is situated or located.

[c]Beneficiary direct telephone lines and scanned means of identification.

Yours faithfully

Miss. Grace Amaka John

For United Bank for Africa [UBA]/ Payment coordinator

Personal Email:johngraceamaka@yahoo.co.uk

Direct Tel:+2348079186139

Office Address: 1, Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos state

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