419 scam: "Mr. Rodriquez Yayacha" <officefile950@gmail.com> NORTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Rodriquez Yayacha" <officefile950@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Rodriquez Yayacha" <wwecowas@graduate.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:29:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: NORTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC

NORTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC
REF NO: 250-153

Good Day /

The International Monetary Funds, IMF has authorized my Office, West of Africa States Bank PLC, to settle all he Foreign Debts owed by the Benin Republic Government. The IMF Foreign Policy and Currency Regulation offered loan of $23 billion to Benin Republic Government based on the Agreement $2 billion was mapped out for the Foreign Debts and your name was among those Beneficiaries to be paid through my Office. Based on these all the money you have had spent in the course of getting this money in the past must be included as no money will be lost.

Your payment this time will be taken place immediately and under 24 Hours the Payment of $15.5 million, Noted, kindly forward us all your details information, such as your Country, your full name,Tel Phone Number, full address, state, city and ID.Moreover, if you wish to confirmed reference mentioned, there is $198,supposedly to be paid, in order to use it obtain your Proof Guarantee Certificate and Ownership Claim Certificate, before West of Africa States Bank PLC,would release your fund $15.5 million,noted.you needed to hurry and comes up with the requirement charge.

Thanks
My Regards
Mr. Rodriquez Bello Yayacha

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