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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "DR. oliver alawuba" <vvl@aster.ru>
Reply-To: cl663645@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:32:34 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER,
ATM CARD DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GHANA.
ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER,
WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY IMF
MANAGING DIRECTOR TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $2.5MILLION USD THROUGH ATM
CARD.YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
ATM CARD PAYMENT.
UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH
AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND
YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM
MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS
$5.200.00 USD PER A DAY. A TOTAL OF $2.5MILLION USD AT A TIME . NOW YOU
ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY. THIS IS A
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY DEPARTMENT
AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING USA.
Please KINDLY Reconfirm Your Information Again once you receive your ATM
card kindly go into bank and withdraw your funds immediately thanks,
YOUR FULL NAME ____
YOUR ADDRESS____
YOUR AGE______
YOUR CITY_______
YOUR STATE_____
YOUR COUNTRY_____
YOUR HOME PHONE______
YOUR CELL PHONE_____
Your occupation____
Your passport id____
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF THE ATM CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS. CONTACT
DR. oliver alawuba WITH THIS INFORMATION:
EMAIL
DR. oliver alawuba
FOREIGN PAYMENT MANAGER
UBA BANK GHANA REPUBLIC
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE
OF CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0312 SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING DR. oliver alawuba ON THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT. KINDLY NOTIFY(UBA BANK) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF
THIS MESSAGE FROM THE UBA BANK PLC.
MANAGEMENT OF UBA
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