419 scam: "Mr.Frank Anthony," <franmark608@gmail.com> Attn: My Dear,

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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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "bendavis128@outlook.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: "Mr.Frank Anthony," <franmark608@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bendavis128@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 07:05:18 -0800
Subject: Attn: My Dear,

Attn: My Dear,

I am Mr.Frank Mark, I am a US citizen, 54 years Old. I reside here in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My residential address is as follows. 5825
Valley Forge Ave . Apt 303, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, I
am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Benin Republic
last three years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over
$100,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C with all my compensation
documents, and I was directed by the ( F B I) Director to contact Mr.
Ben Davis, who is a representative of the ( F B I ) and a member of
the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, currently in Benin Republic, and I
contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is
contacting us through emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation
payment. Right now I am the most happiest man on earth because I have
received my compensation funds of $1.5 Million Us Dollars Moreover,
Mr.Ben Davis, showed me the full information of those that are yet to
receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the
beneficiaries, and your email address, that is why I decided to email
you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund,
they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact
Mr.Ben Davis.

Kindly send your personal details to him to prove your identification.

Full Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Phone Number:
Age:
Gender:
Country:

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name: Mr. Ben Davis
Email: bendavis128@outlook.com

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