419 scam: "Abel Ubaka"<a@a.com> COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR SCAM VICTIM

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Abel Ubaka" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abelubaka91@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:35:03 +0200
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR SCAM VICTIM

Hello Dear,

My name is Abel J. Ubaka a British, a member of the United Nations team sent to Africa to investigate fraudsters whose TRADE is swindling foreigners especially those that have one form of transaction /contracts,inheritance etc

In the course of our investigation, we detected your details in our Scam Monitoring Network(SMN). We also found out that you were scammed of some sum of money by scammers via Western union and Money Gram.

Be informed here that in a bid to alleviate the suffering of scam victims like you, the United Nations initiated this compensation programme and therefore, you are entitled to the sum of Two Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($2,600,000.00 USD) for being a victim.

Note that the said fund will be transferred to you via the corresponding Bank in the UK as recommended by the United Nations officials.

Do not inform any of the people that collected money from you before now about this new development to avoid jeopardizing our investigation.

We urgently wait to receive your response for further directives.

Regards,

Abel J. Ubaka

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