419 scam: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <bkmomoon@gmail.com> ATTN, EMAIL OWNER. YOUR AWARD PRIZE $2000.000,00USD

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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.
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.
- +22993398669 (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.
- amichaelraynor@counsellor.com (Counsellor; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <bkmomoon@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Ban Ki-Moon" <mrbakimoon@barid.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:38:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTN, EMAIL OWNER. YOUR AWARD PRIZE $2000.000,00USD

Attn. Email Owner,
This is to bring to your notice that $2000.000,00usd has been Awardedto your E-mail ID. Today being 12/02/2015 Promo, this promotionorganized by UNITED NATIONS, and you are among the people that wonthis prize. Definitely you will receive your wining prize$2000.000,00usd by Atm Master Card.
Contact Ambassador Michael Raynor of United States of America in BeninRepublic as soon as possible for your wining prize of Â $2000.000,00usdCall Ambassador Michael Raynor on phone 00 229 93 39 86 69 and writehim on his email address: amichaelraynor@counsellor.com , immedaitely foryour package.
You are advised to contact our representative Ambassador MichaelRaynor of United Nations in Benin Republic to send you, your ATMMASTER CARD $2000,000,00usd, Which you will be withdrawing $10,000 usdevery day from any atm machine over there in your country, contactAmbassador Michael Raynor Today to avoid delay, Send him 1. You fullName, 2.Address, 3.Phone, 4.Age, 5.Copy of your ID, 6.Occupation.
Below is the Contact Information,
Ambassador Michael RaynorEmail: amichaelraynor@counsellor.comTelephone: 00 229 93 39 86 69
Contact Ambassador Michael Raynor , He must send your wining prize ATMMASTER CARD $2000,000,00,usd to your address as you willprovided,.This is urgent Call Ambassador Michael Raynor on phone 00229 93 39 86 69, Hoping to hear from you as soon as you received yourcard.
Regards,
Mr. Ban Ki-MoonUN General Secretary (United Nations)http://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml

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