419 scam: UBANI VINCENT <sportsjooh3@gmail.com> Hope To Hear From You Soon

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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:
- "million us 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: UBANI VINCENT <sportsjooh3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rancis277@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 22:53:56 +0000
Subject: Hope To Hear From You Soon

With due respect,

May the peace of Christ work in your daily life always, i want you to
keep everything secret so as to enable the transfer to move very
smoothly into the account you will proved to the bank. I am (Mr. Ubani
Vincent) the Head of file Department in African development bank.

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of 15 million US
dollars. In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers
who died along with all his family, leaving nobody behind for the
claim. I want you to stand as next of kin to the deceased.

I agree that 50% of this money will be for you as foreign partner,
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by email the text of
the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom
of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.

I am waiting for your immediate response as you receive this mail.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ubani Vincent.

PLEASE FILE THIS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
1) Your Full Name ....
2) Your Age .....
3) Your Cell Phone Number ...
4) Your Country .......
5) Your Occupation ....
6) Sex .....

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