419 scam: johnson f kevin <paymentcenter20077@gmail.com> United Bank for Africa

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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 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.
- paymentoffice621@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnson f kevin <paymentcenter20077@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paymentoffice621@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:42:00 -0800
Subject: United Bank for Africa

United Bank for Africa
Address: Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos

Ref: NGIFD/IRU/YSW/19.5/LA/0662/ Statement Of Your Funds Transfer

Attention Valued Customer

This is a message from the headquarters of the United Bank for Africa
and to inform you that the valued amount of Two Million Three
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only ($2.300,000.00 USD) has
been deposited by the joint government of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS
UNION ) to be send to you as funds scam victims compensation from the
new government due to the government is compensating all the scam
victims which occurs in our dear country of Nigeria and West Africa in
particular. We are contacting you here due to you are among the
victims which has been scammed with thousands of dollars in the past
and therefore you are selected to be the among of the 250 lucky
people's which will receive sum of Two Million Three Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars only ($2.300,000.00 USD) each as a compensation
from the government.

Right now, all modalities regarding your fund release has been put in
place here in the United Bank for Africa thus, your funds has been
made ready for transfer in our sophisticated macro transfer system,
what we need from you now is to provide to us the bank account of your
choice which you want us to transfer your funds so we can expedite
action for the accreditation of your funds into your account
immediately. Below are the information needed for now for your
transfer and you're required to confirm it to avoid error or
misplacing of your current Bank account information.

Banking Details.

1. Full Name......................
2. Current Address..................................
3. Age/Gender.......................
4. Occupation.........................
5. Direct Mobile Number..........................
6. Passport Copy, ID card or DL..........................
7. Bank Name........................
8. Bank Address........................
9. Account Name.......................
10. Account Number........................
11. Routing Number........................
12. Swift Code......................
13. Country......................
14. City.....................

Thank you for Banking with us, best regard and happy new year to you
from the United Bank for Africa
Email Address( paymentoffice621@gmail.com)

Yours In Service

Mr. Ralph Eze
Managing Director, United Bank for Africa
Foreign Remittance Department

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam