419 scam: "Mrs Helen Ben." <arimmgggg@gmail.com> Good news to you??

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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Helen Ben." <arimmgggg@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs Helen Ben." <companydhl20@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:39:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good news to you??

Good day,

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the delivery fee of your ATM, I paid it because the ATM Card ($2.8million), has less one month to expire and when it expires, the money will go into Government purse. With that I decided to help you pay the money so that the ATM will not expire, the only money they will require from you is their keeping fees because they refuse to collect the keeping fees until you contact.

Now I want you to contact the DHL Courier Company in Benin so that they will deliver your Card to your address without any delay. Like i stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid expect their keeping fee.

Below Is the Company Contact Information.
Director, Mr. John Maxwell

Your Full Name:===
Your Private Telephone====
Your Address where the ATM will be deliver to:===
Country/Region:====
Your ID Card Copy:===
Your Age/Sex:=====

Therefore, do contact them immediately to avoid increase of their keeping fees.

Mrs Helen Ben.
United Bank for Africa.

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