419 scam: "Soghn Ebeh" <evnss1@inbox.ru> TRANSACTION.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found 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.
- mrevntq@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Soghn Ebeh" <evnss1@inbox.ru>
Reply-To: ebehmrs1@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:33:29 -0500
Subject: TRANSACTION.

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is Soghnu Evans, from Ministry of Mines & Energy, Benin. I wish to
know if we can work together as partners, I would like to use my position
in the office to recommend you as the business partner to a deceased
contractor (name with held) who died after the completion of his Contract
Project with our Ministry without receiving his payment.

The deceased contractor has unpaid contract fund of Five Million Eight
Hundred Thousand Euro (Eur5.8M) only, for contract executed for the
Ministry for supply and installation industrial equipments. If you are
interested in my partnership proposition, then get back to me with your
full names, telephone number and address so I can give you comprehensive
details and procedure on how you shall receive the fund for our mutual
benefit.

The procedure for this operation/transaction has been perfected in a
legitimate way that wills exempt us from any britches of the law. I shall
discuss about the sharing ratio once I hear from you. I hope to explain
more on this issue when I get your response/your information and with your
total co-operation, this fund will be transferred to your account within
(7) working days. You can also email through this address.
mrevntq@yahoo.fr

Thank you,
Soghnu Evans

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