419 scam: Benedict Butego <benedictbutego1999@yebomail.com> From Master Benedict Butego

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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:

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 us 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Benedict Butego <benedictbutego1999@yebomail.com>
Reply-To: Benedict Butego <benedictbutego1999@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:09:04 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Master Benedict Butego

>From Master Benedict Butego
Cote d'ivoire in West Africa

God bless you,

Allow me to inform you of my desire to go into business relationship with you, My name is Benedict Butego, the only son of late Mr and Mrs Muonso Butego. I am 16 years old. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa

My father was shot during the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire in 2011, and he was taken to hospital, but he did not survive and died, before his death, he told me that he deposited the sum of (USD $ 9,500,000.00 Nine million five hundred thousand US dollars) in bank here in Cote d'ivoire. He also told me to look for a foreign trust worthy person to help me secure this found from the bank.

I want you to help me secure my inheritance from my late father as a foreign business partner to my late father, because my mother died when I was eight years old. also know that you will help me come to your country to continue my studies while you help me to invest the money for me in a good business till i finish my study.

I will compensate you with 30% of the total money if you help me to secure this fund from the Bank, I know that you will not betray the trust I have in you, because this money is my only hope to survive in this life.

I can assure you there is no risk involve, the money is my inheritance from my late father.

I look forward to hear from you soon.

thanks

Master Benedict Butego

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