419 scam: JUSTICE KINGSLEY <kingsleyston@gmail.com> 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- banksiab7@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: JUSTICE KINGSLEY <kingsleyston@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 02:11:42 +0000
Subject: hello

Dear beneficiary,
The Federal government has discovered your email is among the victims of
fraud from our country, the federal government arrested those fraud-stars
round west Africa and discovered very huge amount of fund therefore
government decided to compensate you the victims with sum of $100.000.00
Because your name and email appears among the lucky beneficiaries who will
receive this compensation $ (100,000.USD, (one hundred thousand dollars),
we have organized your payment through our payment of compensation Center
(OHV) swift ATM cards Visa and Bank project was specifically designed to
allow you to withdraw your money at any ATM anywhere in the world.

you are requested to contact the paying bank and receive your payment, our
government has already approved your payment therefore contact the bank
email address below

Your funds have already been approved and your visa card was with the
bank's management, so go ahead and contact this bank below for your payment

This contact of the bank
BANK OF SIAB
TÃ©lÃ©phone: + 228-931 221 19
Fax: + 228 909 34851
Swift code: SIABHTGTG
Email ... banksiab7@gmail.com
Address: 12 Avanue Des Kondonas-Lome Togo

You can easily forward your information to the bank for immediate payment.
Kind regards.
justice Kingsley.
Chief Judge

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