419 scam: "FROM THE OFFICE" <unitedbankcontact@INFO.NET> DELIVERY NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- +2349099092845 (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.
- unitedbankofafrica.ktt@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM THE OFFICE" <unitedbankcontact@INFO.NET>
Reply-To: <unitedbankofafrica.ktt@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:31:05 +0800
Subject: DELIVERY NOTIFICATION

FROM THE DESK OF
Dir, Foreign Exchange/Remittance Dept
United Bank of Africa (UBA)
Email: unitedbankofafrica.ktt@gmail.com

How are you today?,
We wish to notify you that the payment of $2.5 million has been approved as your name and email appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive their compensation payment through our firm after the delay of 5 years,we sent you payment notification months ago and there was no response from you,please due note that if we do not receive a response from you again then we will assume that you are dead and reverse the said fund back to the compensation treasury account,it will eventually get confiscated if no claim is made,you are advice to reply back immediately if you are still alive . reply back to confirm the statement of your account and report back any discrepancy immediately and please we are to pay you in dollars through our swift master ATM CARD which will enable you to withdraw little by little and save into your local bank account as ordered by the COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE to make it easier to transfer to you so we would want to reconfirm your information correctly to avoid wrong delivery,
PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION TO US CORRECTLY
Your Full Name:
Address:
Postal Code:
Phone number:
Fax:
Occupation:

CONTACT BACK TO
======================================================
Dr.Alex Collins
Tell:+234-909-909-2845
Email: unitedbankofafrica.ktt@gmail.com

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Regards
Is our duty to serve you better

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