419 scam: "Mrs. Judith GBEHINTO" <notification209@gmail.com> UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)

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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:
- "money gram" (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. )
- "million united states 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)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Judith GBEHINTO" <notification209@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubagroupbanking@currently.com
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:56:21 +0100
Subject: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA)

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) SIEGE BENIN REPUBLIC
Fax: + (229) 64 99 21 33
Site web: http://www.ubagroup.com
E-mail: ubagroupbanking@currently.com
Address: Cocondji GbÃ©dromedÃ© CocotomÃ©, Cotonou

Fund Ownership Approval Code: A/RES/70/244

Hello good day, I'm Mrs. Judith GBEHINTO and I'm contacting you from
United Bank for Africa {UBA} Cotonou, I am writing to inform you that
we have received a compensation fund of $5,800,000.00 USD from the
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) to be transferred to you
via our Money Gram remittance service. You will receive an amount of
$3,000.00 USD twice a day until the full amount of $5,800,000.00 USD
has been transferred to you. Please contact our Director General with
the following information to receive your first payment of $3,000.00
USD today.

If you do not wish to receive this fund via Money Gram, we can open an
online account in your name and upload the total amount of
$5,800,000.00 Million United States Dollars to it, then we will
provide you with the account username and password so that you can log
in and transfer your funds to your personal bank account by yourself,
or we will issue you an ATM card which allows you to withdraw up to
$20,000 USD per day from any ATM around the world, we can also send
it to you by international bank to bank wire transfer, so please tell
us your preferred option and send us the information listed below.

Full name: ___________
Country: ___________
State: ___________
Mobile phone number: ___________
Current residence address: ___________

Director General: Olugbenga M. Makinde
Phone: + (229) 65 63 35 23
E-mail: ubagroupbanking@currently.com

Please note that the deadline to claim your funds is 09/30/2022, after
which the funds will be returned to the order office. We, therefore,
recommend that you contact our Director General with the required
details as soon as you receive this email so that we can get started
with all the necessary processes.

We look forward to hearing from you with the necessary details
required for the process.

Yours sincerely
Mrs. Judith GBEHINTO
HEAD, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, (UBA) SIEGE BENIN REPUBLIC

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