419 scam: "Dr. Enoch Agbato" <m.gram0090@gmail.com> Awaiting your quick response.

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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.
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.
- ubab3278@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Enoch Agbato" <m.gram0090@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubab3278@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:29:30 -0700
Subject: Awaiting your quick response.

Attention Beneficiary,

Your total compensation sum of 3,500.000.00 US Dollars from IMF as a
scam victim has been forwarded to UBA BANK. Do get back to us
immediately so that we will Open ONLINE account for you and advise you
how you will transfer your sum from UBA BANK ONLINE to your personal
bank account.

In line with the banking procedures, I wrote to acknowledge that the
fact that the 3,500.000.00 US Dollars was meant to be transferred to
your personal account as beneficiary, based on the plans and
arrangements of your representatives and team of legal experts, we
anticipate your total compliance to the required statutory banking
Rules and Regulations of releasing and transferring this magnitude of
fund and of its nature through online banking transfer system and
there will be no problem with the law once you follow the banking
normal rule and regulation.

Fill this information to enable us open ONLINE account for you through
UBA BANK online system:

1 Full Name.......
2 Home address....
3 Tele phone......
4 Next Of Kin.....
5 Copy of id......
6 Nationality.....

As soon as you fill the information required we will open online
account for you and forward you the user name and the password and
also direct you how you will login the online account and start
transferring your total sum of 3,500.000.00 US Dollars from the online
account to your personal bank account.

Thanks,
Dr. Enoch Agbato.
Director UBA BANK ONLINE.
Email: ubab3278@gmail.com

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