419 scam: Kennedy Uzoka <courierdeliverycompany83@gmail.com> INSTRUCTION FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRES,<br> UGANDA T

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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:
- "insurance fee " (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. )
- "you are required to pay " (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. )
- "processing fee" (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. )
- "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.
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.
- kuzoka@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kennedy Uzoka <courierdeliverycompany83@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kuzoka@bk.ru
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:31:34 +0100
Subject: INSTRUCTION FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRES,
UGANDA TO SEND A COMPENSATION PAYMENT TO YOU

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
plot 2, jinja road kampala UGANDA
Kennedy Uzoka, General Managing Director/ CEO of UBA BANK PLC
E-mail kuzoka@bk.ru

INSTRUCTION FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRES,
UGANDA TO SEND A COMPENSATION PAYMENT TO YOU

Our bank received an instruction from Mr. Kahinda Otafiire the
Minister of Justice and constitutional Affairs, UGANDA Republic to
send the sum of $7.500,000.00 US ($7.5Million) Dollars to you.

Our best option for sending the funds to you, as an individual
customer, is by debit card (Visa or MasterCard). I am writing this
email to inform you that we are going to issue an ATM MasterCard in
your name and deliver it to your home address. However, before it is
issued, you have to open a current/checking account with the UNITED
BANK FOR AFRICA PLC UGANDA, (UBA BANK PLC) after which your funds will
be credited in the debit card and deliver to your home address as
instructed.

Please provide the following information for the opening of the
account and issuance of the ATM MasterCard in your name:

1. Your full name
2. Your physical address (your street address is required)
3. Identification (attach a driver's license, passport, or other
government-issued ID to me via email)
4. Telephone number
5. City, State & Country, and Post Code/Zip Code.
6. Next of kin.

This is also to inform you that you are required to pay the processing
and delivery fees before our bank proceeds with the transaction.

The fees are listed below:

1.) Bank processing fee is $20.00 US Dollars
2.) Delivery fee is $40.00 US Dollars
3.) Insurance fee is $46.00 US Dollars

The total amount that you need to pay is $106.00 US Dollars. The
$106.00 US Dollars covers the cost to be incurred in the course of the
transaction. Upon your next email, I shall give you the information to
send the $106.00 US Dollars.

Note that we were instructed by Mr. Kahinda Otafiire never to deduct
any amount of money, for whatever reason, from the total funds and we
are abiding by this order.

Please kindly reply only to this email: kuzoka@bk.ru Do not send your
email to another email address else you will lose the contact with us.

Sincerely
Kennedy Uzoka
plot 2, jinja road kampala UGANDA
Phone: +256-700-122-523
E-mail: kuzoka@bk.ru

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