419 scam: NIEMANDT ZIMA <niemandt1@telkomsa.net> FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "fed_govt@blumail.org" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22996892349 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: NIEMANDT ZIMA <niemandt1@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: NIEMANDT ZIMA <fed_govt@blumail.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:31:31 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Attention My Dear,

This federal government of Benin is here to notify you that your fund
worth of (US$2.5) which was diverted to Benin government federation
account due to your inability to afford the charges of this bank and
company, today our president Yayi Boni has given us an order to release
all the funds and packages to the owners.

The fund in question was diverted by bank and company located in this
country republic of Benin according to them, they said that the fund
has officially overstayed the stipulated period of time, in accordance
with the provisions and procedures of their service acts and ethics of
2001 provided by the regulatory body in the country and passed into law
by the attorney general of the federation.

The president general commented that all the fund has to be converted
into atm master card so that it will be easy to deliver it through
government post office to avoid any problem again and the posting
charges has been placed at the minimum amount of us$85.00 so that each
beneficiary can afford to pay the fee without any complain again.

The president general also reported that hence the beneficiary could
not comply with the subsequent charges of delivery the Atm card his/her
atm master card will be cancelled, that is why he fixed the charges
delivery charges at the minimum amount of us$85.00 so that each
beneficiary will get hold of his/her diverted fund through atm master
card and the post office will be forced to deliver your atm card master
without delay.

The informations of the beneficiary is highly needed for confirmatory
purposes and the post office has to verify if the information details
is correct before the atm card shall be posted into the beneficiary
address, the information confirm are AS FOLLOW.

Beneficiaries Name....................

Age/Sex..................

Telephone number...............

Fax Number...................

A copy of your International Passport/driver licence....................

Home Address......................

Occupation...

YOUR ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE US$85.00 AND FORDWARD YOUR INFORMATIONS THROUGH THIS EMAIL, ( fed_govt@blumail.org )

Send the money through Western Union Money Transfer with the information below,

Receivers name== Moses Osuji

Countries== Benin Republic.

City== Cotonou .

Text Question== Zip Code

Answers== 00229.

Amount=US$85.00 00

MTCN=====?

Sender's Name===?

So that we can personally go and submit your posting information to the
post office we remain the federal government of Benin republic, we
fight against corruption and crimes for humanities.

Yours in service,

Barrister Niemandt Zima

. Senior advocate.

Cotonou , BÃ©nin Republic .

TÃ©lÃ©phone number +229-96892349

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