419 scam: "\"FINANCE MINISTER/CURRENCY OPERATIONS BENIN DU' REPUBLIC\"" <fundtransferoperationalunits06@guitar.ocn.ne.jp> Re..: I wait Your Urgent Reply Dear Customer,

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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: "\"FINANCE MINISTER/CURRENCY OPERATIONS BENIN DU' REPUBLIC\"" <fundtransferoperationalunits06@guitar.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To:
"\"FINANCE MINISTER/CURRENCY OPERATIONS BENIN DU' REPUBLIC\"" <currencyoperations@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 02:08:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re..: I wait Your Urgent Reply Dear Customer,

Attn: Dear Customer,

Good morning and how are you today?. I am Ms J. U. Gidon, am writing you from the Currency Control Management Office in charge of International Wire Transfers from Pan-African Banks Worldwide Federation - Ministry of Finance Cotonou,Benin Du' Republic.
Be informed that your "Transfer File" has been brought to my desk this morning as the ECOWAS Board of Directors & their Foreign Correspondent Bank Offshore Management in-charge of your fund transfer have declared to divert your fund into the Government Treasury Reserved Account just because you were unable to pay a wire transfer charges of your DORMANT Account. In my wise reasoning to this complaint, I told them to wait until I hear from you so that i will know the reason why you decided to reject such huge amount of money worth Millions of American (USD) which is your LEGAL payment just because of the transfer fees.

Dear Loyal Customer,
I sent you this message base on the fact that this very fund which these Banks and Managements want to divert rightfully belongs to you... As a matter of fact, you still stand a chance to claim your fund if you can send your reply urgently to my office which will help us arrange your ATM Wire Transfer without delay but failure in doing so, I will allow them to have power over your fund as I will be very sorry if you fail to comply with me.

Kindly reconfirm your full names, mobile telephone numbers and your contact addresses urgently if you still want the transfer in less than 24hrs from the"International Visa ATM Card" department.
Remember; In-line with our transfer formalities, you will be required to pay just US$ 398.00 which is the registration/delivery cost of your Visa ATM Card by the DHL Delivery Company and No more payment until your Visa ATM Card arrives to your home address.

On-behalf of the "President French Currency & Finance Control" Call Director Of Operations hot-line (00229)-95 -725 -990 in receipt of this official message.

Thanks in Advance.

Juili Gidon.(Miss)
Dr; Doctor Dogood Mercedes. (President)
ECOWAS World-Wide Treasury Department,
International Wire Transfers - Federal Ministry of Finance,
Benin Du' Republic.

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