419 scam: "Mr.Gbenga Makinde" <officepayment31@gmail.com> Attn: Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- gbenga.makinde@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Gbenga Makinde" <officepayment31@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gbenga.makinde@accountant.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 11:21:25 -0800
Subject: Attn: Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,

Attention Beneficiary

My name is Mr.Gbenga Makinde The new Accountant Managing Director
officer of United bank for Africa Benin republic plc west African,This
is to inform you officially about your Funds that after the
investigations done by the UN through the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other
Security Agencies November last year 2020, it has been discovered that
you have not received your compensation fund which the United Nations
and World Bank has approved the United Bank for Africa' to transfer to
your Bank Account either through Bank to Bank transfer by online bank
transfer.

We have made it our first point of call to settle all Outstanding
Payments accrued to Individuals or Corporations with respect to local
and overseas contract payment, Debt Rescheduling and Outstanding
Compensation payment as instructed by the United Nations,This is to
make sure all outstanding payments are settled in this fiscal year
2021. On Behalf of the entire staff of the United Bank for Africa (UBA
Bank) and the United Nations in collaboration with World Bank, we
apologize for the delay of your contract payment,Compensation or
inheritance funds from most of African Countries and all the
inconveniences you may have encountered while pursuing this payment.

However, from the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment
with this bank, your name was discovered as next on the list of the
outstanding beneficiaries who have not yet received their payments.
Note that from the record in our file, your payment is valued at the
total sum of US$10.5 Million (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars).We have your file here in the bank and it shows that you are
yet to receive your fund valued at US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars). These funds will now be conveyed to you
through your preferred payment option. We have perfected all modules
on how to get your funds across to you without further immediately
once you admit to fully comply to every given instruction that shall
emanate from this banking institution till the moment this transaction
is completed. Kindly reply to this email by reconfirming the below
details so as to ensure no discrepancies in your payment file and as
also to avoid wrong transfer/delivery of funds.

Full Name:______
Country:______
City:______
Home Address:
Occupation:
Phone Number:
Age:
BANK NAME:______
ADDRESS:_______
ACCOUNT NO:______
ROUTING NO:______
SWIFT CODE:______
Next of kin________
Working Id/ intl Passport:

Yours in Service,
Mr.Gbenga Makinde
UBA Bank Management
Tel: (+229) 61661905
Email- gbenga.makinde@accountant.com
United Bank For Africa Representative

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