419 scam: hm1004@shop.intzvill.com Auditing and Accounting Unit

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
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.
- ronaldgates1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hm1004@shop.intzvill.com
Reply-To: ronaldgates1@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:56:32 +0900
Subject: Auditing and Accounting Unit

Auditing and Accounting Unit
Foreign Operations Department
Central Africa Bank Benin ,Cotonou Branch
Republic of Benin./617/618 Diplomatic Zone, Central Area District,
Cotonou- Federal Capital,
Republic of Benin Annex Office.
My Contact Email: ronaldgates1@yahoo.com
Registered No: 973008 Cotonou .
Private Mailbag: M2 3LS: cable: lsbank.

Dear Friend ,

RE: PAYMENT INSTRUCTION FOR OUTSTANDING CLAIM .

I am Ronald Gates, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I was mandated by the United Nations to handle all foreign payments awarded and commissioned.

Based on that files has been forwarded to my office for review and subsequent payment. On the review carried out. I discovered that US$2.5M was grossly over-invoiced and inflated by some officials and the code of conduct bureau does not permit civil servants to run or operate foreign account.

I am contacting you just for one reason that the fund can still be paid if I recommend because my discovery has not be revealed to anyone yet and I don't want to cancel the payment out-rightly. I want to let you know that the fund can be paid if you are ready to follow my advise and work secretly with me due to the fact that I have interest in the fund .

I want to benefit from it, I will go ahead and correct the anomalies for the fund to be paid to you in seven working days. I will like us to do the business together then I will write a favorable report about the claim for
the immediate release of the fund.

At the precise moment, the claim has been processed, we are irrevocably mandated to debit the Grant account and credit your account. For standing as the Beneficiary, 40% goes to you for your maximum support, while 55% for me which I intend to invest in your Country while the remaining 5% will cover any envisaged expenses.

I will be expecting to hear from you for it might interest you to note that seven working days from the moment you acknowledge the receipt of this mail and agree on my terms will be enough to confirm the fund in your account.

You are advice to reply on this email address for urgent attention:
ronaldgates1@yahoo.com
I await to hear positively from you urgently.

My Regards,

Ronald Gates

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