419 scam: "minghbenja@yahoo.com" <georgejonathan88@post.sk> Hello,

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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.
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.
- minghbenja@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "minghbenja@yahoo.com" <georgejonathan88@post.sk>
Reply-To: "minghbenja@yahoo.com" <minghbenja@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 22:31:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello,

Hello,
I am Mr.Ernest Dabrah a citizen of Ghana. I have in my bank the existence of a big amount of money that belongs to a customer, Mr. Daniel, who happen to have the same surname as yours. The fund is now without any claim because Mr. Daniel died in a deadly earthquake in China in 2008. I want your cooperation so as to make the bank send you the fund as the beneficiary and next of kin to the fund.
This transaction will be of a great mutual assistance to us. Send me your reply of interest so that I will give you the details. Strictly send it to my private email account. {minghbenja@yahoo.com} or send me your email address to send you details of this transaction.
At the receipt of your reply, I will give you details of the transaction. And a copy of the Deposit certificate of the fund and also the incorporation certificate of the company that generated the fund.
Best regards,
Mr.Ernest Dabrah, dabrah {minghbenja@yahoo.com}
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