419 scam: mentor chigozie <mentorchigozie510@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Sehr_geehrter

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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. )
- "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: mentor chigozie <mentorchigozie510@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabankoffice041@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 16:52:29 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Sehr_geehrter_Beg=C3=BCnstigter?=

Sehr geehrter BegÃ¼nstigter,

Wir kontaktieren Sie in Bezug auf Ihre nicht beanspruchten
EntschÃ¤digungsgelder in HÃ¶he von ($ 3,7 Millionen) US-Dollar, die von der
Ecowas-Organisation in unserem BÃ¼ro hinterlegt wurden, und haben uns
angewiesen, Ihnen das Geld Ã¼ber das ATM-VISA-KARTEN- ODER
Money-Gram-ONLINE-Ãœberweisungssystem fÃ¼r Ihr zu senden einfache Forderung
Ihres Geldes. Sie haben unsere Foreign Payment Remittance Unit, United Bank
of Africa Lome Togo, angewiesen, Ihnen eine Kreditkarte auszustellen.
VISA-Lastschrift, bei der (3,7 Millionen $) USD von Ihrem Guthaben
abgebucht werden, um Ihr Guthaben weiterhin abzuheben.

Hiermit mÃ¶chten wir Sie darÃ¼ber informieren, dass Ihre gesamten Geldmittel
in HÃ¶he von 3,7 Millionen US-Dollar fÃ¼r die Zahlung an Sie Ã¼ber ATM VISA
CARD vorgesehen sind.

Und heute teilen wir Ihnen mit, dass Ihr Geld von der UBA Bank der VISA
Card gutgeschrieben wurde und auch zur Auslieferung bereit ist. Wenden Sie
sich jetzt an den SekretÃ¤r der UBA Bank, sein Name ist Dr. KENNEDY UZOKA

GeschÃ¤ftsfÃ¼hrer der United Bank for Africa

Website der Bank: http://www.ubagroup.com

VISA ATM UBA CARD ABTEILUNG (Gruppe UBA (@UBAGroup)

Senden Sie die folgenden Informationen fÃ¼r die Lieferung Ihrer
gutgeschriebenen ATM VISA Card an Ihre Adresse:

Ihr vollstÃ¤ndiger Name ================

Ihr Herkunftsland ==========

Ihre Stadt ======================

Ihre Heimatadresse ============

Ihr Geschlecht =====================

Ihr Alter ======================

Ihr Beruf ===============

Ihre Telefonnummer ============

Postleitzahl Ihres Landes =========

Bitte beachten Sie, dass wir alle notwendigen Vorkehrungen bezÃ¼glich Ihrer
Zahlung getroffen haben und Ihre ATM VISA CARD bereit ist, Ihnen zugesandt
zu werden, sobald Sie uns mit den unten stehenden Informationen
kontaktieren.
Ansprechpartner: Frau Vivian Francis
Kontakt-E-Mail: (ubabankoffice041@gmail.com ). Daher sollten Sie die
erforderlichen Informationen so schnell wie mÃ¶glich an Herrn Joseph Gloria
ikuku senden, um unnÃ¶tige VerzÃ¶gerungen zu vermeiden.

Danke

Herr Joseph Gloria ikuku (IWF) (601) Beamter

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