The fake "Unity Bank Plc" email below is an advance-fee scam. This scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.
The "Unity Bank Plc" Advance-fee Scam
From: "A. Kolawole."<test@e-award.com.au>
Date: August 15, 2019 at 11:23:56 AM MST
Subject: Very Important Your Payment...!!!
Reply-To: <jddhjdgdjh@gmail.com>
Unity Bank Plc,
Plot 42, Ahmed Onibudo Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.
Attention: Messrs,
The Unity Bank Plc (UB) wishes to inform you that your long overdue inheritance fund has been approved. We have not heard from you since? We kept contacting you but no respond from you. What is happening? If you are interested to receiving your fund immediately get back to us with your Full names: Personal or official contact address: Home or Office phone: Cell phone: Your Age: Occupation: Sex/Marital status: Private E-mail Address: Valid I.D. Indicate how you want your fund either by ATM Card, Certified Bank Draft, Bank to Bank Transfer or Cash Delivery. Quickly get back to us to enable us proceed for the payment to you immediately.
Yours faithfully,
Ebenezer A. Kolawole,
Executive Director, Finance and Operations,
Unity Bank Plc, Nigeria.