419 scam: "MRS. MARY MOHAMED" <angelinamaria1b4@gmail.com> United Bank for Africa, UBA Republic of Benin Fax: + (229) 64 51 92 47

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "ubagroupbanking@groupmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ubagroupbanking@groupmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. MARY MOHAMED" <angelinamaria1b4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubagroupbanking@groupmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 12:49:24 +0100
Subject: United Bank for Africa, UBA Republic of Benin Fax: + (229) 64 51 92 47

United Bank for Africa, UBA Republic of Benin
Fax: + (229) 64 51 92 47
Website: http://www.ubagroup.com
E-mail: ubagroupbanking@groupmail.com
Address: Cocondji GbÃ©dromedÃ© CocotomÃ©, Cotonou, Benin

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

Hello good day. This is Mrs. Mary Mohamed; I am contacting you from
United Bank for Africa, Republic of Benin. I am writing to inform you
that we have received from the United Nations Compensation Commission
(UNCC) a compensation fund totaling $5,500,000.00 to transfer to you
and you are going to receive it through our online banking.

We will create an account online and upload your total amount of
$5,500,000.00 to it and provide you with all your account details to
log into your account and initiate the transfer to your personal
account yourself. You can only transfer an amount of $500,000.00 per
day until you have fully transferred the total amount of $5,500,000.00
to your personal account.

We are happy to inform you that. According to our recommendation, all
of your $5,500,000.00 will be uploaded to an online banking to ensure
there is no problem in receiving your fund, so the online solo
transfer will provide you with a comprehensive guide to monitor your
transfer alone.

If you do not wish to receive this fund via online banking, we will
issue you an ATM Master card which allows you to withdraw up to
$20,000 per day from any ATM in the world, we can also transfer it to
you via bank wire transfer, so please tell us your option and send us
the information listed below for the process.

1) Full Name: ________________
2) Full Address: ________________
3) Nationality: ________________
4) Your contact number: ________________
5) Your age and occupation: ________________
6) Copy of your photograph:

Contact Person: Olugbenga M. Makinde
Phone: + (229) 65 63 35 23
E-mail: ubagroupbanking@groupmail.com

Please note that the deadline is 01/31/2023, after which the funds
will be returned to the order office. We, therefore, recommend that
you contact our Director with the required details as soon as you
receive this email so that we can get started with all the necessary
processes.

Thank you and stay blessed.

Yours sincerely
Mrs. Mary Mohamed
Head, Information Technology, UBA Republic of Benin

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