419 scam: "Mrs Benedicta Solange"<benesolange1013@hotmail.com> You Have 1 Message

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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:
- ",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)
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.
- benedictasolange@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Benedicta Solange" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benedictasolange@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:27:18 +0100
Subject: You Have 1 Message

My name is Benedicta Solange, An French Nationality born in Nantes (France) and i reside for almost 22 years now in Benin Republic for purely Gold Business.
My company name is: (Berossy Gold Sarl)
Dearest, I am sharing this message to explain what I currently lives as tragedy and also the decision that I took presently.
I have been a few months victim of an incurable disease that eats away at my health. I am suffering because of a throat cancer. Everything inside of my throat has become a big wound that continues to rot and deteriorate more. The disease prevents me now to talk and even eat properly.

Today, I have no one because I am an orphan since I was born and grew up in an orphanage. Also, I lost my husband seven years ago, unfortunately, we could not have children because he was diagnose of low sperm count and we where on the treatment before he died. To top it all, all our friends and contacts have forsaken me since the death of my late husband, it was just''profiteers''..
Today, I am left to myself and am master of all I want to take but unfortunately my health prevents me from taking care of something arbitrary.

After several results and analysis in various European and American clinics and presently at London where i am now, The doctors, told me that my days are now numbered, that i am living the last moments of my life.
I am therefore sentenced to 59 years dying from this terrible disease because my doctor has just informed me there were only one month to live on this earth and that men can not do anything for me.

That is why I contacted you to ask you a great service as it would not be possible for me to do it myself because of my health.
I deposited in September 2006 in BANK OF AFRICA there in Benin Republic, a large sum of money Four million euros (€ 4,000,000).I will want to hand over this money to you as to enable you establish a charitable foundation in my memory. Once I get your response and willingness to fulfill this humanitarian offer to the Glory of God. I will send to you the deposit certificate of this Fund and also forward your information to the Bank, advising them to program the Total amount into ATM VISA CREDIT CARD for your best interest in receiving the Monies.

If you are willing to assist me on this Charitable Foundation offer Kindly get back to me through my private email contact.. benedictasolange@gmail.com
God Bless
Mrs Benedicta Solange.

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