419 scam: "Mr.Edward Ben ." <michealharry10@att.net> Attention Beneficiary,

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +22998406027 (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.
- bankbenin_financial@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Edward Ben ." <michealharry10@att.net>
Reply-To: bankbenin_financial@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:47:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary,

Attention Beneficiary,

In other to clean the state of fraudulent act, ECO WAS in conjunction with United Nation
Investigation Unit (UNIU) which was setup due to the incident that dewlaps the financial body of the nation on the 11th September terror. This body has

effectively gone in to update of the fraud/scam act.

UNIU has being instructed to monitor any transactions that are above a $100,000.00 dollar via to all federations ( United State, Britain, Africa , Asia ,

Europe and Middle East etc). And therefore advice to follow suit to the instruction provided therein.

During our intelligent investigations in banking sectors, we discovered information in boarded of your Name over a fraud on (money transfer, contract

measures and lottery). Therefore we have being instructed to write you about the board of refund on lost money as order by the (UNIU).

We also bring to your notice that united nation has ordered African union (AU) of responsible of any money lost by any individual or company in the hands of

the said fraud/scam artist to be refund by African Union (AU).

Therefore the United Nation in affiliation with African Union has strategically mapped out the sum of $2.5 billion united state dollars to refund all that

has being defrauded by above mentioned bandits.

Therein our investigation, have found you as one of the victim over this wicked act. AU have been instructed to refund you the sum of $5,000,000.00 {Five

million United State dollars} and in attention telling you not to give ear to anyone who may or ask you for any payment via to this refund, until you have

being paid. We therefore advice you to disassociate yourself from this said fraudulent/scam artist in other not to lose your hard earned resources. BE

WARNED!!!

Below is the appointed banks instructed by the AU for the payment of your own allocated fund;

Bank Name: FINANCIAL BANK BENIN.
Bank Tel/Fax: +229-98406027
Email: (bankbenin_financial@yahoo.com )

Remittance Director: Mr.Andre Froisant

You are therefore speedily required to contact Financial bank for payment now.

Director in Chief,
Mr.Edward Ben .

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