419 scam: UNITED BANK OF AFRICA <info@thefoamco.co.uk> ATTENTION

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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.
- +2348146393725
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.
- uba0066@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED BANK OF AFRICA <info@thefoamco.co.uk>
Reply-To: <uba0066@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 23:59:25 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
3, Akin Adesola Street,
Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria
Tel.+234-8146393725
Email: uba0066@gmail.com

Dear Beneficiary:

My name is Mr. Donald Johnson Senior Vice President United Bank of Africa. In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the first t quarter of the year 2017, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time, or have given out an
authorization note of change of data. (Deed of Assignment), after the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs and some commercial bank staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this Mr. Rick Jones, John Kelly, and Mr. David Mark, who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund.

They have also forwarded to this bank account below as the new account that will receive this $15.5M already approved by United Bank of Africa for transfer to your account.

Bank Name: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road,
Central-Hong Kong Account
Name: Rick Jones Account Number:235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024 Swift Code: Hasehkhh

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 7 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer. If proved otherwise by you that you are alive, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number, contact address.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead, and legal action will be taken against the suspects trying to divert your fund. Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and prosecute them while your approved already fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. Rick Jones and his accomplices. So, if it is not true then you are advices to reconfirms your information as listed bellow:-

Full name:
Home address:
Current phone: Nationality:
Passport: Occupation: Sex:
Age:

We do await your positive response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Donald Johnson
Senior Vice President
United Bank of Africa

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