There have been a number of people who contacted me inquiring about the Ongoing Fake UBA Bank Senegal VISA ATM card where it’s reported that scammers are going on asking people money in terms of USD eg $300 to be sent to them through Western Union in return for mailing the above-mentioned client ATM cards. Yes, very many have left comments on this site while others have used the contact us page about the same.

As a response to all out there especially my readers, I am taking this opportunity to let you know that this kind of request to me looks like a scam. Yes, a number of similar posts have been published on scam and fraud alert sites on the internet all mentioning the same, which proves that indeed, such is a scam. I am a UBA bank customer and have never been asked to pay a single fee for mailing my Renewed cards. All I know is I walk into the bank, I am worked on and I move away with my card just like you can see in this other how to get an Instant VISA Debit Prepaid Card post.

Sample Scam messages are being circulated to many out there

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA-SENEGAL (U.B.A)
Address : Dakar, Route des Almadies, Zone 12 lot D
Tel: (+221) 768417085
Fax :(+221) 33 359 60 10
website: http://www.ubagroup.com

UNITED BANK OF AFRICA-SENEGAL (UBA)
For Your Kind Attention.
Sir,
Be informed, that I have received your information and I have made contacts to the D.H.L courier service office to send your ATM Visa Card and I was told that it will cost $300 dollar to send your ATM Visa Card directly to your doorstep there in your country. However, It is very important that you send me the $300 dollar as soon as possible to enable me pay your D.H.L delivery fee. Once you send me the D.H.L delivery fee your ATM Visa Card will be delivered to your doorstep there in your country in 2 days. Note, that your ATM Visa Card daily withdrawal limit is $10,000 U.S.D (Ten Thousand United States Dollars ) each day. Meanwhile, it is very important that you go to any Western Union Money Transfer Office or any Money Gram office close to you and send me the $300 dollar with my information below.

MY INFORMATION’S WHICH YOU WILL USE AND SEND THE $300 DOLLARS FOR THE SENDING OF YOUR ATM VISA CARD THROUGH D.H.L COURIER SERVICE.

NAME……………………………………………… LEO THADDEUS
CITY ……………………………………………….DAKAR
COUNTRY …………………………………… SENEGAL
TEST QUESTION…………………………OK
ANSWER ……………………………………OK
AMOUNT …………………………………..$300 dollars

IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND ME A SCANNED COPY OF THE PAYMENT SLIP THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU MAKE THE PAYMENT BECAUSE IT WILL BE SHOWN TO THE D.H.L DELIVERY MANAGER HERE IN DAKAR SENEGAL.

I SHALL WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARDS,

General manager : Mr. Leo Thaddeus
Deputy General Manager : Mrs. Grace Anthony
United Bank of Africa®
ATM VISA CARD

Why does this look scam?

From experience, I looked at a number of factors in this message above and confirmed that indeed, this is not real or legit. Yes, scammers and fraudsters have their own ways in which they do things, and which are involved in the same messages as quoted above. See some highlights below…

A genuine message from the bank will never ask you to send money through Western Union. Yes, at least I know this. Additionally, you will never be asked to expose the Western Union money credentials in an electronic form. The money is sent to a person other than the bank and which is not what happens for legal bank requests. And so forth… When you check on sites like scamwarners.com, antifraudintl.org, scamsurvivors.com, and many others, you will get to know what I am meaning. So please, don’t be tricked to fall victim.

ATM Visa Card {compensation fund} from the IMF

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER (FIC)
ATTN: DEAR FUND BENEFICIARY,
COMPENSATION FUNDS PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD
GREETINGS TO YOU DEAR EMAIL OWNER,
This is to bring to you notice that your email address was chosen at
random to receive an ATM Visa Card {compensation fund} from the IMF
worth $1.5millon dollars, to be able to get access to your
compensation fund you have to contact the IMF information department
via: [email protected] and confirm your
email address is still valid and are in use, then they will give you
more information on the fund and how you can receive it.
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS YOU FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
YOURS IN SERVICES.
MRS. AMANDA LINCOLN
PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICER.(FIC) [email protected]