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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 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.
- 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.
- central_bbeninrep01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Chinyere Ike" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <central_bbeninrep01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:16:50 +0100
Subject: TRANSFER Ref is: BR/WUMT/1001/09
Attention: Dear Customer,
The office of the Presidency has this afternoon issued and instruct that all Foreign Beneficiary should be paid off before the commencement of the next fiscal Month.
Based on this, the Presidency has cut down the Transfer Access Code Charges to $87.00 to be affordable by the ordinary person and to ensure that all beneficiaries can now afford to pay for their TAC. You are therefore advised to follow this directive and send your TAC charge of $87.00 so that your TAC will be issued to you today for instant transfer of your ($1.5M)
Please contact the Director of Electronic Transfer for reconfirmation of your particulars (Receiver's Name, Address and Contact Phone numbers) The President Yaye Boni has gazette this payment and approved fund has been inputted into our secure e-transfer system awaiting your prompt response for further transfer process through UTB Online Transfer System. Our secure e-transfer link and your login detail will be sent to you as soon as the TAC charge is confirmed. DO NOT ASK FOR DEDUCTION because this payment has been gazette by the Presidency and as such, no deduction or addition can be imposed on it.
Your Approval TRANSFER Ref is: BR/WUMT/1001/09 and password: utb**** (missing numbers for security reasons) Will be sent to you together with the secure e-transfer link.
NOTE that failure to comply with this directive on or before 5th April 2011 will leave us with no option than to cancel your payment and refer your fund to the Treasury as "unclaimed"
Dr. Joseph Tebus
Director of Operations ? EB---
Banque Int'l Du Benin - EB
Director: Mr. Joseph Tebus
Email:central_bbeninrep01@yahoo.com.hk
Tele: +2299-853-2629.
Yours faithfully
Mrs Chinyere Ike.
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