419 scam: united bank <unitedbank511@gmail.com> Good Day To You

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (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.
- ubabank.atmdpartment1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: united bank <unitedbank511@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabank.atmdpartment1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 03:35:25 -0700
Subject: Good Day To You

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA),
Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992,
Zakari Maillart Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.

Attention Sir/Ma,

Good news,The British High Commission and IMF in conjunction with FBI
and some other
relevant Investigations Agencies has actually verified and discovered that your
approved compensation/contract payment from the United Nations
Compensation Commission (UNCC)
has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials who are trying to
divert your
fund of $24 million into their private accounts. Therefore we have obtained an
irrevocable payment approval order with Release Code:
UN/US/AU-GB/ZX298/2021 guarantee
on your Payment with WORLD Bank to make your payment through our new
ATM VISA CARD system
which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE around the
world and you can
as well transfer your money from your card to your designated bank account.

So we are hereby inviting you to our office to pick up your ATM VISA
CARD but if you cannot be able to come down here in our office in
person be informed that you are going to pay for shipping and Insurance
coverage fee of $105, so if you are unable to come down here then you are
required to update us so that we will proceed with the necessary arrangement
for the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD.

As of now be informed that all arrangement has been done and Your ATM card
package shall be conveyed to you using DHL International courier
service company.

Kindly send your delivery address to enable your ATM card package
delivery to you:
1.Your Full Names:______
2.Postal Address:_______
3.Direct Cell Numbers:_______
4.E-mail Address:________
5.Sex:_____
6.Age:_____
7.Occupation:________
8.Nationality:________
9.Nearest Airport______
10. Alternative email address:___

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs. Deborah Okaka.
Foreign Remittance/ATM Department(United Bank Of Africa)
E-mail: ubabank.atmdpartment1@gmail.com

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