419 scam: Dr Innocent <drinnocent1940@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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)
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.
- ben.ahulu.unitedbank@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Innocent <drinnocent1940@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ben.ahulu.unitedbank@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:53:39 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Hello,
Compliments of the day

I am contacting you base on recommendation, trust and confidentiality.
I hope my message will not cause you much embarrassment as I write to
you in good manner. My name is Mr. Benjamin Agyei Ahulu; I am the
Deputy Manager and also the Head of Financial Control of United Bank
For Africa Group (UBA). I am 48 years of age and married with 2 lovely
kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and
INTEGRITY; I only hope we can assist each other, I have packaged a
financial transaction that will benefit you and I.

As the Head of Financial Control of United Bank For Africa Group
(UBA), It is my duty to send out a financial report to our head office
at the end of each annual general meeting/financial report.

During our mid-year annual general meeting which ended 2 weeks ago, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the deputy manager made an
excess profit of Four Million and Eight Hundred Thousand united States
Dollars [US$4,800,000.00] which my head office are not aware of and
will never be aware of. I have since placed the funds in what we
called "Escrow Suspense Account" without any beneficiary; As the head
of financial control of this bank, I cannot be directly connected to
this money, this is why I am contacting you to assist me so that you
will receive the money in your bank account as the beneficiary, and
you will get 40% of the total funds as your commission.

All I need from you is to claim as the right beneficiary of the funds,
who made the deposit in my branch so that my bank head office can make
the transfer to your designated bank account, since all international
transfers are carried out from the head office. Upon your acceptance
of this proposal and your co-operation, I will furnish you with all
the details.

I am 100% assuring you that we can claim the funds successfully if you
can follow my instruction and direction, kindly send me your reply via
my private e-mail: ben.ahulu.unitedbank@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr. Benjamin Agyei Ahulu

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