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:
- "million 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)
- "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.makinde1@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, 14 Dec 2021 05:54:38 -0800
Subject: Attn: Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,

Attn: Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,

I want to introduce my self to you,Am Mr.Gbenga Makinde,The Newly
Appointed CEO/MD Managing Director audit of UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
(UBA BANK) Plc Benin Republic of West African States (UBOWAS) I was
Appointed as CEO/MD last Year On Friday, February 14,2020 and I
actually writing this email to you in person to plead with you for the
delayed, you must have experienced with the previous administration
concerning your fund not being sent to your account. I actually saw
your name and your email in our file yesterday through my searching as
one of the beneficiary who did not receive their fund valued at
US$10.500, 000, 00, which supposedly to be transferred to you because
your name was among the list given to this office by the United States
of America Anti-Fraud Office as a scammed victim.

Please indicate if you have received your compensation funds sum of
(U.S.D $10.5MILLION Dollars) We have tried all our possible means to
contact you since your name and email were stated on the manifest list
submitted by the world Bank external auditors but it failed and we
want to know if you are still Alive so that we can finalized this
transaction.

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 United States of America). 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 with 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.

Bank Name:
Bank Address:.
A/C No:.
Phone Number::
Routing Number:.
Swift Code:.
Account Name:
Occupation:
Age:
Beneficiary Address: .
Copy of Your Valid ID Card:.

Best Regards ,
Mr.Gbenga Makinde
CEO/MD UBA Bank PLC.
Email :gbenga.makinde1@accountant.com

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