419 scam: Brenda john <brendajohh@gmail.com> Estimado beneficiario

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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:
- "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. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lome togo" (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.
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.
- ubabankoffice041@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Brenda john <brendajohh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabankoffice041@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 16:07:18 +0000
Subject: Estimado beneficiario

Querido Beneficiario,

Nos comunicamos con usted con respecto a sus fondos de compensaciÃ³n no
reclamados de ($ 3,7 millones) de dÃ³lares estadounidenses que fueron
depositados en nuestra oficina por la organizaciÃ³n Ecowas y nos indicaron
que le enviÃ¡ramos el dinero a travÃ©s de una TARJETA VISA ATM O el sistema
de pago de transferencia EN LÃNEA Money-Gram para su fÃ¡cil reclamaciÃ³n de
su dinero. Usted ha indicado a nuestra Unidad de Remesas de Pagos
Extranjeros, United Bank of Africa Lome Togo, que le emita una Tarjeta de
CrÃ©dito. DÃ©bito VISA, donde se debitarÃ¡n $3.7 millones de dÃ³lares de su
fondo, para continuar retirando su fondo.

Esto es para informarle que sus fondos totales de $ 3.7 millones se han
programado para pagarle a travÃ©s de la TARJETA ATM VISA.

Y hoy le notificamos que su fondo ha sido acreditado a la Tarjeta VISA por
el Banco UBA y tambiÃ©n estÃ¡ listo para ser entregado, ahora comunÃquese con
la secretaria del Banco UBA su nombre es Dr. KENNEDY UZOKA

Director General de United Bank for Africa

Sitio web del banco: http://www.ubagroup.com

DEPARTAMENTO TARJETA VISA ATM UBA (Grupo UBA (@UBAGroup)

EnvÃe la siguiente informaciÃ³n para la entrega de su Tarjeta VISA ATM
acreditada a su direcciÃ³n:

Tu nombre completo ================

Tu paÃs de origen ==========

Tu ciudad ======================

Tu domicilio ============

Tu gÃ©nero =====================

Tu edad ======================

Tu ocupaciÃ³n ===============

Su nÃºmero de telÃ©fono ============

CÃ³digo postal de tu paÃs =========

Tenga en cuenta que hemos concluido todos los arreglos necesarios con
respecto a su pago y su TARJETA VISA ATM estÃ¡ lista para ser enviada tan
pronto como se comunique con nosotros con la informaciÃ³n a continuaciÃ³n.
Persona de contacto: Sra. Vivian Francis
Correo electrÃ³nico de contacto: (ubabankoffice041@gmail.com ). Por lo
tanto, debe enviar la informaciÃ³n requerida al Sr. Joseph Gloria ikuku lo
antes posible para evitar demoras innecesarias.

Gracias

Sr. Joseph Gloria ikuku (FMI) (601) funcionario

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