419 scam: Christiana <mrschristianad1@gmail.com> Re: Reconfirm the listed information for verification...

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "ubagroupmails@groupmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Christiana <mrschristianad1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uba.plc@mail15.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 18:56:20 -0400
Subject: Re: Reconfirm the listed information for verification...

United Bank for Africa PLC.
UBA House, 57 Marina,
Lagos-Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Our Ref: UBA/NG/PN-0811/17

Dear Sir,

I write to remind you once more that we have been given a payment
mandate from the World Bank to release your $10.5 Million US Dollars
fund to you and your payment is approved by ATM, Visa Prepaid Card
method. The reason for this method is due to the 2017 fiscal and
monetary policy in the country. As a result, the world bank Nigeria
country director authorized this method for the moment.

We kindly request you to call or reply for the immediate payment of
your long-awaited fund by processing and dispatching your ATM, Visa
Prepaid Card to your designated address. For clarity purposes, you are
requested to kindly reconfirm the following information to us; Names,
present Address, Direct Phone/Cell, and any possible means of
identification. All requested information should be forwarded to me by
replying or to my boss, Mr. Phillips Oduoza at
"ubagroupmails@groupmail.com''. The required listed information is to
verify your identity as the fund owner and the intended recipient of
the said Stored Value card so as not to release your fund or any
useful information to the wrong person.

NOTE: It has come to our notice that ever since these payments are
approved, some of you are receiving emails from different persons
within and outside this country purporting to be one bank official or
the other with the mandate to release your fund to you. Please, ignore
such emails, they are apparently from unauthorized individuals and
their prime aim is to drive your attention away from the real thing
thereby sufficing their chief instigators great chances to manipulate
and divert your funds to their desired location as usual.

We advise you to be careful, we (UBA PLC) won't be liable for any
deception, cheat or diversion of your fund you will incur if you
ignore this caution.

Regards,
Mrs. Christina D.
For
Mr. Phillips Oduoza
GMD & CEO,
United Bank for Africa PLC.

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