419 scam: "emenni" <emenni@myway.com> CONTACT THIS BANK NOW

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign remittance division" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mancointernationalbankplc@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "emenni" <emenni@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:00:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONTACT THIS BANK NOW

FILL THE GAPS AND E-MAIL IT TO THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOREIGNREMITTANCE DIVISION, FREE BANK COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN IMMEDIATELY AND INFORM ME AS SOON AS YOU SCAN AND SEND AS AN ATTACHMENT.

ATTN: DR.MARCEL NWALIEJI.The Director of OperationsForeign Remittance DivisionMANCO Bank Benin.Cotonou Republic of BeninWest AfricaPHONE:+22993410791Email: mancointernationalbankplc@yahoo.co.uk

BANK NAME......................................

ACCOUNT NUMBER...............................

ROUTING NUMBER............................

AGE..................................

COPY OF YOUR ID CARD.............................

OCCUPATION..........................

FAX.............................

PHONE.....................

EMAIL..........................

I WANT YOU TO BE INFORMED THAT YOUR MONEY IS NOW IN THIS BANK FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM AND FORWARD ALL THIS INFORMATIONS TO THEM AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS EMAIL, BECAUSE I HAVE RETURNED THE BOX BACK FROM THE COURIER COMPANY AS THEY CAN NOT DELIVER THE BOX TO YOU MY FRIEND OKAY.

SO NOW CONTACT THIS BANK THEY WILL TRANSFER YOUR MONEY TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT THEM PLEASE I WILL LIKELY YOU TO GET BACK TO ME FOR I TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OKAY.

I WILL BE MUCH GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

THANKS.MR SECRETARY EMENI.

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