419 scam: BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION <highcourt232@gmail.com> FROM BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION <highcourt232@gmail.com>
Reply-To: BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION <moganlarry338@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2017 03:02:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

ATTN
My Dear

Good news,The BRITISH High Commission has actually verified
and discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily
Delayed by corrupt officials of the Company who are Trying
to divert your fund of $5.750,000,00 into their private
accounts.

Therefore we have obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee
on your Payment with UBA Bank to make your payment through
their new ATM VISA CARD system which you can use to withdraw
your money in any ATM MACHINE around your area.

So we are here by inviting you to our office to pick up your
ATM VISA CARD but if you cannot be able to come down here in
our office in person be inform that you are going to pay for
shipping fee of your ATM visa CARD , so if you are unable to
come down here then you are required to update them, so that
they will proceed with the necessary arrangement for
the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD.

As of now be informed that all arrangement has been done and
canceled and the ATM VISA CARD has be in your name, but to
RE ACTIVATE the ATM Card you have to forward your current
information as requested below to the bank for the ATM Card
re activation, then they will send you the ATM CARD for your
immediate use.

Here are the information you have to forward to the bank:
1. Your Full Names:........................
.
2. Postal Address:......................
3. Direct Cell Numbers:.........
4. Sex:........................
5.Age:........................
6. Occupation:..............
7.Nationality:.................

Therefore you are advised to contact UBA Bank accountant
Manager Dr. Ebenizer Williams with below contact phone
number or email reply. Thank you once again my good friend,
May God establishes you with this little compensation Jesus
name Amen.

CONTACT
PERSON:Dr. Ebenizer Williams
Chief Executive Officer UBA Bank Plc, Benin. Republic
229 63208804

Get back to me once you received the ATM VISA CARD OK.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mr. David Christ
FROM BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

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