419 scam: "MR, JACK.EMEKA" <invesgationf@gmail.com> Greetings Dear Beloved Friend,

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22997046911 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- ubabankofficedepartmentoffice@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR, JACK.EMEKA" <invesgationf@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubabankofficedepartmentoffice@aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 04:46:47 -0700
Subject: Greetings Dear Beloved Friend,

Greetings Dear Beloved Friend,

I want to inform you about my success in transferring your money into
an ATM visa card to curtail the risk of carrying huge amount of money
around. The total amount has been coded into ATM visa card; please
contact the Bank ATM payment center for more instruction on how to
make use of the ATM card to withdraw your money in any ATM machine
around the globe. I will be traveling to CHINA for business project
with my own share of the total money.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring the fund despite that it failed us some how. Now you
can contact the ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT of UBA BANK BENIN on this email
(ubabankofficedepartmentoffice@aol.com ) they will send you the sum of
Two Million Five Hundred United State Dollars ($2.500, 000.00) which
is your own share for all the sufferings at that time.

That is compensation for all your past efforts I really appreciated
your consistency at that time. This card center will send you an ATM
card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine
around the world, the maximum withdrawal is Ten Thousand United State
Dollars per day. Feel free to get in touch with the ATM PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT and give them direction on where to send the ATM card to
you, the only thing they will request from you is the activation fee
of $99.99, so contact them right away, I appreciated your efforts at
that time very much.

Do not hesitate to contact the UBA BANK Benin ATM payment department
center and also re-confirm the following information to them as listed
below:

1. Full Name........................
2. Current Address..................
3. Phone Number.....................
4. A Copy of your identity..........
5. Your Nationality.................

Forward the above information to Prof. Jerry Brown, the head
department officer of ATM payment center UBA BANK Benin Republic.
Phone: +229-9704-6911,
Email :(ubabankofficedepartmentoffice@aol.com)

Please do let me know immediately you receive the ATM card so that we
can share the joy together after all the sufferings at that time. I
will be very busy in CHINA for the project am going to have there with
my partner. So contact the ATM center with out delay, they will give
you more details of the ATM service.

Finally, be informed that I left instructions to the DEPARTMENT to
send the ATM VISA CARD to you, so feel free to get in touch with the
DEPARTMENT and they will send the CARD to you with out any delay.
Best Regards.
MR, JACK.EMEKA

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