419 scam: "Mr.jerry Ude" <officefile0105009@att.net> FINANCIAL BANK REPUBLIC OF BENIN

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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:
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "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. )
- "money-gram" (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. )
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +22999092718 (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.
- remmitanceofficedpt@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.jerry Ude" <officefile0105009@att.net>
Reply-To: remmitanceofficedpt@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:14:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FINANCIAL BANK REPUBLIC OF BENIN

FINAL RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
COMPENSATION FINANCE HOUSE / ATM MASTER CARD,
107 PLOT WDEOLA HOPEWELL STREET CO/B/REP, BENIN.
Email..remmitanceofficedpt@yahoo.com
WEB SITE.www.westernunion.com
TEL: +22999092718.
DATE .10th Jan 2011

Happy periverisely New Year beneficiary of the Fund ,

Firstly, I must start by appologising for the delay in response to you and for not contacting you since the begining of this month. Please you are advice to go through this email carefully and make sure you understand and ready to comply with the contents before replying to it. this email is coming to you today morning being 10th January 2011. In regards to your fund His Exelence the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYI BONI. has Instructed this Department to send your funds through Courier-company /Money-Gram remitting office transfer world wide, for easier receive of your inherinted funds without any further delay.

Since you have not been able to claim your fund that has been with us for a very long time, we have to call back your ATM CARD and make arrangement alternatively to transfer your fund instalmentally through Western-Union Money Transfer here today which has been programmed to be transfered under instalment at rate of $7000 daily as Western-Union laws here does not allow transferring funds above $7000 at once from this country to another, but we will be sending under instalment of $7,000 daily till the amount of $3.5 Million usd is completely Paid to you as the beneficiary of the ATM CARD in question.

In other words, We have today transferred your first instalment payment($7,000) available for your pickup at any Western-Union office nearest to you, but still on hold due to the unpaid endorsement & daily activation file fee amount of $105.00 only that you are supposed to pay Western-Union Office before your daily transfer will be release available to you today.

You will pickup the bellow instalment at any part of Western-Union office nearest to you with bellow information's as soon as you submit the $75 endorsement & daily activation file fee. Once the activation is made , you can track your first instalment payment with the Western-Union tracking number MTCN 3730616550 or through the Western-Union global website (https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global) so as for you to know that the money is available for pick up ( but will not be released your payment of $7.000 Mtcn without the file activation fee of $105 )

We want you to follow your payment code which follow bellow,and whish is given to you by the high court of Benin and the code is (Be678FPN)because this code will ensure you and Alert you in any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country. just forward everything to us we will send it to the Benin presidency office attony to issue out email .

Your Payment information
Sender's Name:Onochie Ikechukwu
MTCN: 3730616550 (Available For Pick-Up)
Text Question: what colour ?
Answer: Green
Amount Programmed: $7,000
Contact Email,( remmitanceofficedpt@yahoo.comk )
The endorsement & daily activation file fee of $105 will be sending to our office here in care to our accountant officer through Western-Uion Transfer nearest to you or You are to send the endorsement activation charges with the information of our accountant officer in Benin Republic below.

Receivers Name: Mr Ekene E. Obalim

Address: 107 plot wdeola Hopewell street co/b/Rep.
Country:---------( Benin Republic )
City-------------cotonou
Amount: $105 USD
Text Question: Colour
Answer: Red
MTCN / Refference Number : ...........

As soon as you send the fee, send us the transfer Mtcn/Refference # to help us proceed with immediate transfer activation of your first instalment payment.Notice: This preferrence is being given to you to our good name and also to make sure we get your fund paid to you with no complication of things or delay.

Note: the Activavtion Fees could not be deducted from the fund in the ATM CARD as we have no access to the fund due to the Fact that it was placed in an escrew account.Please submit your Activavtion charges with the name of our accounting officer as given to you and get back to this office with details of your payment for further actions here.To avoid complication of things, you are advise to treat this payment as urgent as possible so we can proceed with the activation of your first instalment so you can get it picked up in any nearest Western-Union Money Transfer outlet near you ontime to avoid any internet scam hacking of the Mtcn that is given to you above.

Please Note: the total amount that will be paid to you weekly is the sum of : USD$49000, till the total amount of your ATM CARD fund is completely paid.Treat As Urgent and get back to this office with receipt of your payment for fast proceedures here.

Thanking you for your Anticipated Co-operations.
Respectfully Yours.
Contact Person is Mr. Jerry Ude
Western Union Dept ( Benin Republic )
Email.(remmitanceofficedpt@yahoo.com ) (remmitanceofficedpt@yahoo.com)
Tel: +229 99 09 27 18.
MINISTRY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
FINANCIAL BANK REPUBLIC OF BENIN

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