419 scam: "Group Manager $BSIC$" <os6706413@gmail.com> Attention,

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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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
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.
- jerom.smith@pisem.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Group Manager $BSIC$" <os6706413@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Group Manager $BSIC$" <jerom.smith@pisem.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 18:12:26 -0700
Subject: Attention,

Attention,

I will prefer you make your decision after reading this mail and either get back to me or never respond if you are incapacitated or have doubts.

My name is Mr.Jerom Smith a manager with bank BSIC, am the account manager to a Spanish contractor with Benin port and help with the transfer his funds to his personal account in Spain from (BSIC) bank here in Benin, the last contract fund he did with the Benin Port worth $13.4 mused (Thirteen million four hundred thousand United states dollars) was paid to his account with my bank before his death in 2011,I haved been servicing the account for the past two years without any of his relation coming up as the next of kin, though this was never included while opening the account.

I am writing you now to come up as the next of kin and open a personal account as well in my bank, with the documents I have I will transfer the fund to the account you will be opening in my bank. Whilst you make further transfers of the fund to your account in your country for ourselves, this is where the problem is because I plan retiring from my job and establish myself in your country with my share, I have decided never to be greedy and will take 65% while you take 35%.
All the paper works is my responsibility more so it is 100% risk free because I am the only one who have the documentations of the fund and can easily make changes in your name but first I will need you to make me trust you by sending me the details below:

Your full names:

Your residential address with city and country:

Direct contact number:

Nearest airport to your home and occupation:

Copy of your identity or int'l passport

Once I receive the coordinates above, I will be rest assured that we can be partners and you have agreed to the percentage as stipulated by me and will commence changing of the documents in your name, the transfer will be made personally by you and once concluded I will be joining you for sharing and establishing businesses in your country, once more there is no risk.

I will wait for your response before I commence anything in this regard and get back to me with questions if you have any.
I await your reply via my private email: jerom.smith@pisem.net

Waiting,

Mr Jerom Smith Esq
Group Manager (BSIC)

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