419 scam: "Dr Ezra Mines"<ezramines@mail.kz> Dr Ezra Mines Tel:00229 963 57564

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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.
- +22996357564 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Ezra Mines" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thedome@ibibo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:41:23 +0100
Subject: Dr Ezra Mines Tel:00229 963 57564

Dr Ezra Mines Auditor general
Union fund securities Benin
Direct Tele :+229 963 57564
Private Email ; thedome@ibibo.com

Good day

My name is Dr Ezra Mines, trained and working as an external auditor for the Union fund securities
Benin I had taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavours. In this circumstance,
I write to let you know that there was a client whose name is same with yours , died here in Benin,
leaving behind an estate/capital (€7.3 Million euros with interest) here and in another security firm in
Europe till date, but nobody has come forward or put application for the claim.I can confirm with
certainty that the said Investor died without detailing any next-of-kin to his estate . I am of the settled
conviction that using my insider leverage and working with you, we can secure the funds in the account
for ourselves instead of allowing it pass as unclaimed funds .In pursuaint of the above plan, I choose
you in this transaction specially because you bear the same NAME with the said Investor.However we
shall discuss the ratio of sharing as soon as i have your response.However, if you are interested and
capable of handling this transaction as detailed above , you are advised to email the following information
as stated below so that we can immediately commence on the process on how

the funds will be release

to you as the Next of Kin.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME
(2) YOUR LAST NAME:.
(3) CONTACT ADDRESS:
(4) DATE OF BIRTH:
(5) TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
(6) YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
(7)YOUR OCCUPATION:

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and I urgently wait to hearing from you.
Please Kindly Reply me on private email ; thedome@ibibo.com

Best regards,
Dr Ezra Mines Tel:00229 963 57564

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