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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.
- 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.
- abdulazizdia21@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: richardsmith021@hotmail.com
Reply-To: rsrichardsmith21@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:09:18 +0100
Subject: UBA??
United Bank For Africa
Atm Card Payment Monitoring/operations
Mr. Abdul Aziz Dia
Director
Re: UBA ATM CARD PAYMENT
This is to inform you that Your payment has been approved this Morning through ATM Card.You are now operating a
United Bank For Africa non-residential account.
The ATM card is valid for two years and all statements will be sent to you .
As soon as you download/withdraw the loaded funds,the card becomes invalid.
You can check your balance at any ATM Machine worldwide using your pin number that will be issued.
All you have to do is to fill the ATM Card Application form and email back to me; the form should be sent immediately
so that your visa card will be processed.
It takes 24hrs or 48hrs to be processed immediately the application is received. Attached is the visa card
application form which you are obliged to fill and get back to me.Clearly state your cell phone, fax number and
delivery address where you want the card to be delivered to either by FEDEX COURIERS or DHL. Due to security
reasons Please indicate this code, which is (UBA408). You have to indicate this code when contacting the E-Banking
Unit.
Respond soonest to this email only :..........EMAIL abdulazizdia21@gmail.com
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Abdul Aziz Dia
Director
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