419 scam: "Mr Steven T. Mnuchin"<notification@ubabankplc.org> GREETINGS..

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- aoffice91@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Steven T. Mnuchin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aoffice91@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 16:16:31 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS..

I am Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You can get more details about me here;

http://www.treasury.gov/about/Pages/Secretary.aspx

At the recently concluded meeting with the World Bank and the United Nations, an agreement was reached between both parties for us to settle all outstanding payments accrued to individuals/corporations with respect to local and overseas contract payment, debt re-scheduling and outstanding compensation payment. Fortunately, you have been selected alongside a few other beneficiaries to receive your own payment of ($4,7,000.00USD) through ATM Card.
I have deposited the ATM CARD of your fund valued ($4,7,000.00USD) through UBA BANK after our final meeting regarding your fund, all you will do is to contact the ATM master card department director Dr.Charles William via this email (aoffice91@yahoo.com) He will give you more direction on how you will be receiving the funds daily. Remember to send him your full information to avoid wrong delivery such as:

1.NAME IN FULL:…………………………..
2.ADDRESS:…………………………………
3.PHONE NUMBER:……………….
4.AGE:………………………………………
5.SEX……………………………………….

Contact the ATM MASTER CARD Director Mr.Charles William as soon as you receive this email or call him (+22-999 526838 ) and tell him to give you the information and direction on how you will receive your ATM card Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund.

Yours faithfully,
Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
(U.S. Department of the Treasury)

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